WorksheetsSpoken VS Written Discourse
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What do we mean by discourse?
Language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social contexts.
Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social contexts.
Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in physical contexts
Unit of language longer than a single sentence, referring to spoken or written language in social situations.
Which of the following is not feature of spoken language.
Repetitive
Interruption
Complex vocabulary
Simple vocabulary
Which of the following are features of written language?
Written grammar and punctuation marks.
Non-permanent material record and intonation.
Simple and less intricate.
Graphical effects and repetitive.
What are the four main differences of spoken vs written language?
Simplicity, grammar, sounds and letters, and redundancy.
Formality, intricacy , sounds and letters, and redundancy.
Formality, grammar, sounds and letters, and redundancy.
Formality, grammar, sounds and letters.
Which of the following is the formal expression?
"I wanna go out with Jane tonight"
"Out, lunch?"
"Drake didn't come yesterday cuz he got into an accident"
"I want to apply for a medical leave starting next week".
Which of the following is not example of slangs expressions and tags?
"Nobody went to the meeting, did they?"
"You cannot drive a car, can you?"
"I went to the hospital yesterday"
"They are coming here tomorrow, aren't they?"
What can writers use in their written texts?
Punctuation only.
Punctuation, headings, layout, colors, and volume.
Punctuation, headings, layout, colors, and other graphical effects.
Layout, colors, and other graphical effects.
What can speakers use in their speech to add more emotional context?
Tone, volume, and headings.
Layout and timing.
Timing, volume and punctuation.
Timing, tone, and volume.
Spoken language tends to be full of?
Repetitions only.
Repetitions and incomplete sentences only.
Repetitions, incomplete sentences and corrections only.
Repetitions, incomplete sentences, corrections, and interruptions
What are some of the exceptions to the spoken language.
Formal speeches and other scripted forms of speech
Formal speeches only.
Other scripted forms of speech only.
Informal speeches and other scripted forms of speech
