Diction test 2
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Diction
B) Speaking
C) phonetics
D) phones
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5
B) Two
C) 10
D) One
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Slashes
B) Dots
C) Alphabet
D) Ink
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) imitating native speakers
B) making haste in your speech
C) listening to audio books
D) watching English media
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Static English and Dynamic English
B) Local English and International English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) intuited
C) rhotic
D) accentuated
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /ey/
C) /ay/
D) /eɪ/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/
B) /eiː/
C) /ee/
D) /iː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /jiː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /giː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /eɪtʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /aɪʆ/
D) /heɪtʆ/
  • 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) 44
B) 12
C) 20
D) 24
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 12
B) 24
C) 7
D) 20
  • 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) intonation
C) monophthongs
D) diphthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) bean
C) sit
D) amoeba
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bed
B) heart
C) bury
D) said
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat
B) chauffeur
C) robe
D) owl
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) cook
C) shoe
D) food
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone
B) laughter
C) of
D) future
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing
B) healthy
C) Thomas
D) bath
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather
B) healthy
C) the
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) sliding
C) depending
D) gliding
  • 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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