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Diction test 2
Contributed by: Basirat
(Original author: Salahudeen)
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) phones
B) Diction
C) phonetics
D) Speaking
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 10
B) Two
C) One
D) 5
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes
B) Alphabet
C) Ink
D) Dots
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) imitating native speakers
C) listening to audio books
D) making haste in your speech
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Local English and International English
D) Static English and Dynamic English
  • 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) accentuated
B) intuited
C) blended
D) rhotic
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ay/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /iː/
B) /ee/
C) /eː/
D) /eiː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /jiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /giː/
D) /ʒiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪʆ/
D) /heɪtʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/
B) /uː/
C) /yuː/
D) /juw/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 24
C) 44
D) 20
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 24
C) 12
D) 7
  • 14. There are ___ consonant sounds in spoken English. Type the answer in figures only.
  • 15. The vowel sounds that give single qualities when they are articulated are known as ______.
A) intonation
B) diphthongs
C) monophthongs
D) inflection
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) bean
C) piece
D) sit
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart
B) bed
C) bury
D) said
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe
B) owl
C) boat
D) chauffeur
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food
B) shoe
C) moon
D) cook
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) laughter
C) of
D) phone
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas
B) bath
C) thing
D) healthy
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) although
B) healthy
C) leather
D) the
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) game
B) jet
C) gym
D) fridge
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) finding
B) sliding
C) gliding
D) depending
  • 25. Which of the following is the correct stress pattern for the word 'opportunity'?
A) OPportunity
B) opporTUnity
C) opportuniTY
D) opPORtunity
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