Diction test 2
  • 1. ------ is the way a person pronounces the word of a language.
A) Speaking
B) phones
C) phonetics
D) Diction
  • 2. How many alphabet has the English language
A) 10
B) 5
C) Two
D) One
  • 3. The '_____ is used to diffentiate sounds from letters
A) Dots
B) Alphabet
C) Ink
D) Slashes
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) making haste in your speech
C) listening to audio books
D) imitating native speakers
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) British English and American English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect 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) rhotic
B) intuited
C) accentuated
D) blended
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/
B) /ey/
C) /aɪ/
D) /eɪ/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /ee/
B) /eiː/
C) /eː/
D) /iː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /dʒiː/
B) /giː/
C) /jiː/
D) /ʒiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪʆ/
B) /aɪtʆ/
C) /heɪtʆ/
D) /eɪtʆ/
  • 11. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'U'?
A) /juw/
B) /yuː/
C) /uː/
D) /juː/
  • 12. Spoken English has _____ sound segments.
A) 44
B) 24
C) 20
D) 12
  • 13. There are ________ vowel sounds in spoken English.
A) 20
B) 12
C) 24
D) 7
  • 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) diphthongs
C) monophthongs
D) inflection
  • 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) said
C) heart
D) bed
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) boat
B) chauffeur
C) robe
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) phone
B) of
C) future
D) laughter
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) bath
B) thing
C) healthy
D) Thomas
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) leather
B) although
C) healthy
D) the
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) jet
B) fridge
C) game
D) gym
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) depending
C) finding
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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