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Diction quizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1 What is the correct phonetic transcription of “tree”?

a)

A /tu:/

b)

B /treI/

c)

C /tri:/

2.

Which of the following is pronounced with rising intonation?

a)

A. A yes and no statement

b)

B. A question asking for information

c)

C. An exclamation

3.

________ are your books

a)

These

b)

This

c)

That

d)

Those

4.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

diktate

b)

dic-tate

c)

dictate

d)

dictat

5.

Fill in the blank: The primary stress in the sentence “I didn’t say you stole the money” can change the meaning depending on which word is (a)   .

6.

"If I _____ (have) enough time, I _____ (join) the school debate competition."



(a)  

7.

Which word is correctly transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

a)

Through/θrʌ/

b)

enough/emuː/

c)

lɑugh/laːf/

8.

"The teacher asked us to (a)   (pronounce / pronunce) the words clearly during the speech competition."

9.

Which word matches the given phonetic transcription?

/ˈsʌb.tɪ.tjuːt/

a)

Subject

b)

Substitute

c)

Subtle

10.

. Which word corresponds to the phonetic transcription /ˈkɒnfɪ.dənt/?

a)

Confident

b)

Conference

c)

Confidant

11.

3. Which of these words is correctly transcribed as /ˈaɪ.lənd/?

a)

Island

b)

Iceland

12.

4. What is the correct pronunciation of the word chaos?

a)

/keɪ.ɒs/

b)

tʃeɪ.əs/

c)

/ʃeɪ.əʒ

13.

Circle the correct spelling.

a)

heroes

b)

heros

c)

hereos

14.

1. What does "diction" refer to in writing and speech?

a)

A) The speed at which someone talks

b)

The choice and use of words and phrases

c)

The number of syllables in a word

15.

Proper diction helps a speaker to be easily (a)   by the audience.