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) phonics
B) phonetics
C) elocution
D) diction
  • 2. The manner in which something is expressed in words is referred to as _________
A) diction
B) elocution
C) phonetics
D) phonics
  • 3. The term _________ refers to the relationship between sound and spelling.
A) diction
B) phonics
C) elocution
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) making haste in your speech
D) watching English media
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Perfect English and Imperfect English
C) Static English and Dynamic English
D) Local English and International English
  • 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) intuited
B) rhotic
C) blended
D) accentuated
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /aɪ/
B) /eɪ/
C) /ey/
D) /ay/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /eː/
C) /iː/
D) /ee/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /dʒiː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /jiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /heɪtʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /aɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/
B) /yuː/
C) /juː/
D) /uː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 24
B) 20
C) 44
D) 12
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 24
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) intonation
B) inflection
C) monophthongs
D) diphthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) sit
B) bean
C) amoeba
D) piece
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) heart
B) bed
C) said
D) bury
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat
B) robe
C) owl
D) chauffeur
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) food
C) shoe
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) thing
B) Thomas
C) healthy
D) bath
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather
B) the
C) healthy
D) although
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet
B) game
C) fridge
D) gym
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) gliding
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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