Diction test 2
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) phones
B) Diction
C) Speaking
D) phonetics
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 10
B) Two
C) One
D) 5
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Ink
B) Alphabet
C) Slashes
D) Dots
  • 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) Local English and International English
B) British English and American 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) blended
B) rhotic
C) intuited
D) accentuated
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/
B) /aɪ/
C) /eɪ/
D) /ey/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eː/
B) /iː/
C) /eiː/
D) /ee/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /giː/
B) /ʒiː/
C) /dʒiː/
D) /jiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪʆ/
B) /eɪtʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /aɪtʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /yuː/
B) /juː/
C) /uː/
D) /juw/
  • 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) intonation
D) diphthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) amoeba
B) sit
C) bean
D) piece
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) bed
C) said
D) heart
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) chauffeur
B) robe
C) boat
D) owl
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) food
B) shoe
C) moon
D) cook
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) laughter
B) future
C) of
D) phone
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) Thomas
B) bath
C) thing
D) healthy
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) healthy
B) the
C) although
D) leather
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) game
C) jet
D) fridge
  • 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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