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