Diction End of Course Test 1
  • 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonetics
C) elocution
D) phonics
  • 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) phonetics
B) diction
C) elocution
D) phonics
  • 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction
B) phonics
C) phonetics
D) elocution
  • 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) Static English and Dynamic English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Local English and International English
D) British English and American English
  • 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) blended
B) accentuated
C) intuited
D) rhotic
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /eɪ/
C) /ay/
D) /ey/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eː/
C) /eiː/
D) /iː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /ʒiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /jiː/
D) /giː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/
B) /heɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /uː/
B) /yuː/
C) /juw/
D) /juː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20
B) 24
C) 12
D) 44
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 20
C) 24
D) 12
  • 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) inflection
B) monophthongs
C) intonation
D) diphthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) sit
C) bean
D) amoeba
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart
B) said
C) bed
D) bury
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) owl
B) robe
C) boat
D) chauffeur
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) cook
B) shoe
C) moon
D) food
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) future
B) of
C) phone
D) laughter
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) thing
C) Thomas
D) healthy
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) the
C) leather
D) although
  • 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) gliding
C) sliding
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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