Use Of English 2008 Jamb Examination
Use Of English 2008 Jamb Examination
Question 51
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
You don't like Mathematics, ___ you?
You don't like Mathematics, ___ you?
In a question tag, if the main clause is negative, the tag must be positive. The sentence 'You don't like Mathematics' is negative, so the tag should be positive — 'do you?'.
Hence, 'do' correctly completes the sentence.
Hence, 'do' correctly completes the sentence.
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Question 52
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
They have had their debt written ___ by their creditors?
They have had their debt written ___ by their creditors?
The phrasal verb 'write off' means to cancel a debt as uncollectable or to decide it will not be paid.
Therefore, 'written off' fits correctly in the context.
Therefore, 'written off' fits correctly in the context.
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Question 53
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Uncle Ochai now has enough money to complete his ___ building?
Uncle Ochai now has enough money to complete his ___ building?
When describing a building with multiple levels, the correct adjectival form in British English is 'two-storeyed'.
'Two-storeyed building' means a building with two floors.
'Two-storeyed building' means a building with two floors.
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Question 54
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
By the end of this month, ___ for years in this school?
By the end of this month, ___ for years in this school?
The future perfect continuous tense 'will have been studying' is used to describe an action that began in the past, continues in the present, and will still be ongoing at a specific future time.
Thus, 'I will have been studying for years in this school' is correct.
Thus, 'I will have been studying for years in this school' is correct.
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Question 55
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
He ___ the picture on the table?
He ___ the picture on the table?
The verb 'lay' means to place something down, and its past tense is 'laid'.
'Lie' means to recline, with the past participle 'lain'.
Since the sentence involves placing an object ('the picture'), 'laid' is correct.
'Lie' means to recline, with the past participle 'lain'.
Since the sentence involves placing an object ('the picture'), 'laid' is correct.
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Question 56
Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
Cooled
Cooled
The underlined 'oo' in 'cooled' is pronounced /uː/.
Phonetic transcriptions:
cooled - /kuːld/
cold - /kəʊld/
could - /kʊd/
court - /kɔːt/
you - /juː/
'You' shares the same /uː/ vowel sound as 'cooled'.
Phonetic transcriptions:
cooled - /kuːld/
cold - /kəʊld/
could - /kʊd/
court - /kɔːt/
you - /juː/
'You' shares the same /uː/ vowel sound as 'cooled'.
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Question 57
Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
Shirt?
Shirt?
The underlined 'ir' in 'shirt' is pronounced /ɜː/.
Phonetic transcriptions:
shirt - /ʃɜːt/
shut - /ʃʌt/
shade - /ʃeɪd/
surf - /sɜːf/
shed - /ʃed/
'Surf' shares the same /ɜː/ vowel sound as 'shirt'.
Phonetic transcriptions:
shirt - /ʃɜːt/
shut - /ʃʌt/
shade - /ʃeɪd/
surf - /sɜːf/
shed - /ʃed/
'Surf' shares the same /ɜː/ vowel sound as 'shirt'.
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Question 58
Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
Waist?
Waist?
The underlined 'ai' in 'waist' is pronounced /eɪ/.
Phonetic transcriptions:
waist - /weɪst/
fete - /feɪt/
says - /sez/
plait - /plæt/
breakfast - /ˈbrekfəst/
'Fete' has the same /eɪ/ vowel sound as 'waist'.
Phonetic transcriptions:
waist - /weɪst/
fete - /feɪt/
says - /sez/
plait - /plæt/
breakfast - /ˈbrekfəst/
'Fete' has the same /eɪ/ vowel sound as 'waist'.
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Question 59
Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
thatch?
thatch?
The underlined 'th' in 'thatch' is pronounced /θ/ (voiceless dental fricative).
Phonetic transcriptions:
thatch - /θætʃ/
clothing - /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (/ð/)
mother - /ˈmʌðə/ (/ð/)
then - /ðen/ (/ð/)
method - /ˈmeθəd/ (/θ/)
'Method' shares the same /θ/ consonant sound as 'thatch'.
Phonetic transcriptions:
thatch - /θætʃ/
clothing - /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (/ð/)
mother - /ˈmʌðə/ (/ð/)
then - /ðen/ (/ð/)
method - /ˈmeθəd/ (/θ/)
'Method' shares the same /θ/ consonant sound as 'thatch'.
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Question 60
Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
chateau?
chateau?
The underlined 'ch' in 'chateau' is pronounced /ʃ/ (as in 'shoe').
Phonetic transcriptions:
chateau - /ʃæˈtəʊ/
chart - /tʃɑːt/ (/tʃ/)
church - /tʃɜːtʃ/ (/tʃ/)
champagne - /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ (/ʃ/)
chemical - /ˈkemɪkəl/ (/k/)
'Champagne' has the same /ʃ/ consonant sound as 'chateau'.
Phonetic transcriptions:
chateau - /ʃæˈtəʊ/
chart - /tʃɑːt/ (/tʃ/)
church - /tʃɜːtʃ/ (/tʃ/)
champagne - /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ (/ʃ/)
chemical - /ˈkemɪkəl/ (/k/)
'Champagne' has the same /ʃ/ consonant sound as 'chateau'.
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