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) Ink
C) Dots
D) Slashes
  • 4. All the following are strategies that can help to improve spoken English except ______.
A) watching English media
B) listening to audio books
C) imitating native speakers
D) making haste in your speech
  • 5. The two major standard varieties of English pronunciation are ________ and ________
A) Local English and International English
B) Static English and Dynamic English
C) Perfect English and Imperfect English
D) British English and American English
  • 6. The accent group of speakers who pronounce written "r" in all positions are referred to as _______
A) accentuated
B) intuited
C) blended
D) rhotic
  • 7. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'A'?
A) /ay/
B) /eɪ/
C) /aɪ/
D) /ey/
  • 8. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'E'?
A) /eiː/
B) /ee/
C) /eː/
D) /iː/
  • 9. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'G'?
A) /jiː/
B) /giː/
C) /ʒiː/
D) /dʒiː/
  • 10. Which of the following is the correct British transcription of the letter 'H'?
A) /aɪtʆ/
B) /heɪtʆ/
C) /eɪtʆ/
D) /aɪʆ/
  • 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) 24
B) 44
C) 12
D) 20
  • 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) inflection
D) monophthongs
  • 16. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/iː/'?
A) bean
B) sit
C) piece
D) amoeba
  • 17. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/e/'?
A) bury
B) heart
C) bed
D) said
  • 18. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/əʊ/'?
A) robe
B) chauffeur
C) boat
D) owl
  • 19. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/uː/'?
A) moon
B) shoe
C) cook
D) food
  • 20. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/f/'?
A) phone
B) future
C) laughter
D) of
  • 21. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/θ/'?
A) thing
B) bath
C) healthy
D) Thomas
  • 22. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ð/'?
A) the
B) healthy
C) leather
D) although
  • 23. Which of the following word examples does not have the sound '/ʤ/'?
A) fridge
B) game
C) gym
D) jet
  • 24. Vowel to vowel linking is also known as ______.
A) sliding
B) finding
C) gliding
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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