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Diction End of Course Test 1
Contributed by: Salahudeen
  • 1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) phonics
C) elocution
D) phonetics
  • 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) elocution
B) diction
C) phonics
D) phonetics
  • 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) phonetics
B) elocution
C) diction
D) phonics
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) listening to audio books
C) making haste in your speech
D) imitating native speakers
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) Static English and Dynamic 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) accentuated
C) intuited
D) rhotic
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ey/
B) /eɪ/
C) /aɪ/
D) /ay/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/
B) /eiː/
C) /iː/
D) /ee/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /jiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /ʒiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪʆ/
B) /heɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /eɪtʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juː/
B) /juw/
C) /uː/
D) /yuː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 20
B) 24
C) 12
D) 44
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 24
B) 20
C) 7
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) diphthongs
D) intonation
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean
B) piece
C) sit
D) amoeba
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bed
B) heart
C) said
D) bury
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur
B) owl
C) boat
D) robe
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) cook
C) food
D) shoe
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) of
B) phone
C) laughter
D) future
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) Thomas
C) thing
D) bath
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) although
C) healthy
D) leather
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) jet
C) gym
D) game
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) depending
B) finding
C) sliding
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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