Diction test 2
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking
B) phonetics
C) phones
D) Diction
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 5
B) 10
C) One
D) Two
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Alphabet
B) Dots
C) Slashes
D) Ink
  • 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) 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) intuited
B) accentuated
C) rhotic
D) blended
  • 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) /eiː/
B) /iː/
C) /eː/
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) /yuː/
B) /juw/
C) /uː/
D) /juː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 12
B) 20
C) 44
D) 24
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 7
B) 12
C) 24
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) monophthongs
C) diphthongs
D) intonation
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) piece
B) amoeba
C) bean
D) sit
  • 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) owl
B) boat
C) robe
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) laughter
B) of
C) phone
D) future
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) healthy
B) thing
C) bath
D) Thomas
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) although
C) leather
D) healthy
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) gym
B) fridge
C) game
D) jet
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) gliding
B) depending
C) sliding
D) finding
  • 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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