WorksheetsVocabulary 1: Dialect Practice
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which word means clearness of speech?
stress
diction
accent
stratification
Which word means an equal in age or position?
peer
dialect
hierarchy
diction
Which word means pressure or strain?
accent
enunciation
stratum
stress
Which word means a regional form of a language?
dialect
hierarchy
peer
intelligibility
Which word means a group organized by rank?
articulation
accent
diction
hierarchy
Which word means to pronounce clearly?
stratify
enunciate
stress
intelligible
Which word means clear and expressive?
stress
intelligible
articulate
dialect
Which word means a style of pronunciation?
enunciate
peer
hierarchy
accent
Which word means to separate into layers?
stratify
enunciate
articulate
stress
Which word means understandable?
intelligible
stressful
peer
accented
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
The club president _____ the club's reasons for wanting to raise money.
accented
stratified
articulated
enunciated
Which word BEST complete the sentence?
My league is _____ into teams for new golfers and for experienced ones.
stressed
stratified
accented
articulated
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Most businesses are organized into a(n) _____, with positions ranging from entry level jobs to the CEO of the company.
diction
accent
articulation
hierarchy
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Large countries often include regions where people speak different _____ of the country's main language.
dictions
stratifications
dialects
peers
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
The speaker's _____ revealed that she probably had grown up in England.
accent
stratification
hierarchy
intelligibility
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
When dictating the spelling test, the teacher carefully ______ each word.
enunciated
stressed
stratified
accented
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
The message on the answering machine was so garbled that it was barely _____.
stressed
hierarchal
accented
intelligible
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Do you think that choices of clothing are influenced by one's _____?
stresses
peers
dialects
accents
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
It's hard to have good _____ when you talk with food in your mouth.
hierarchy
stratification
dialect
diction
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Many people experience great nervousness and _____ when speaking in public.
stratification
diction
stress
articulation
Which pair of words BEST complete the sentence?
The _____ of the student club into a many-leveled _____ disappointed some members who had articulated their opposition to the plan.
stress...
stratification
stratification...
hierarchy
enunciation...
dialect
True or False?
People in different areas of the United States sometimes stress different syllables in the same word.
True
False
True or False?
Dialect differences may include both different pronunciations of the same words and different words representing the same object.
True
False
True or False?
Students and teachers are peers.
True
False
True or False?
Diction and enunciation can be synonyms.
True
False
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
The teacher told Jeremy that the intelligibility of his oral report would improve if he spoke more slowly and clearly.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
My former math teacher always stressed the importance of doing orderly work when solving problems.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
The accused person was tried by a jury of his peers.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
The substitute teacher's unfamiliar dialect was confusing to the students.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
The English teacher enunciates each syllable very deliberately.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
The actor's diction was so clear that even those in the back row of the auditorium could hear his every word.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
Earthquakes are one cause of visible stratifications in the earth's surface.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
Each time he plays that song, the drummer accents the first and third beats of every measure.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
Many large organizations have complicated hierarchies.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What part of speech is the vocabulary word in this sentence?
Before every game last year, the coach articulated the game plan in detail.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Choose the answer the BEST describes the action or situation.
Something arranged in a hierarchy.
the military
fruit
a mall
a book
Choose the answer the BEST describes the action or situation.
A performer who would most likely use regional dialects.
a pianist
a storyteller
a pantomimist
(silent actor)
a ballerina
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
A common source of stress
resting
sleeping
eating
competing
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
Something you would accent
a sentence
a syllable
a paragraph
a letter
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
Someone who needs to be articulate
a politician
a wrestler
a painter
a runer
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
Something that should NOT be intelligible to everyone
a phone message
a public order
a secret code
your handwriting
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
Someone who would be your ultimate peer
a friend
a parent
a twin
a child
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
A place where you would be most likely to observe strata
a rough ocean
a rock cliff
a parking lot
a field of flowers
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
A performer who needs to have good diction
a tap dancer
a stage actor
an acrobat
a violinist
Choose the answer that BEST describes the action or situation.
An event at which one should enunciate very clearly
a sports center
a rock concert
a county fair
a spelling bee
