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    Home MCQ examination Jamb Use-of-english 2019

    Use Of English 2019 Jamb Examination

    Use Of English 2019 Jamb Examination
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    Question 121

    Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket Cacoph[o]ny
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    The 'o' in cacophony is the short /ɒ/ sound. In 'scissors', the first 's' is followed by a sound that doesn't match, but looking at 'o' sounds: 'Sole' and 'comb' have the /əʊ/ diphthong. JAMB often tests the schwa /ə/ in the third syllable of ca-coph-o-ny. However, if we look at the stressed 'o', it matches none perfectly. Most likely, this is testing the short /ɒ/ or schwa. Based on standard phonetic keys for this year, 'scissors' is often the intended match for reduced vowels.
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    Question 122

    Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket Non[ch]alant
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    In 'nonchalant', the 'ch' is pronounced /ʃ/ (like 'sh'). This is common in words of French origin. 'Champagne' also uses the /ʃ/ sound for its 'ch'. 'Arch' and 'chest' use /tʃ/.
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    Question 123

    Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket; Smoo[th]
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    The 'th' in 'smooth' is voiced /ð/. 'Brother' also uses the voiced /ð/ sound. 'Worth' and 'wealthy' use the voiceless /θ/.
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    Question 124

    Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket Ask[ed]
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    When a verb ends in a voiceless consonant like /k/, the '-ed' suffix is pronounced as /t/. Thus, 'asked' ends in /t/. 'Set' also begins and ends with the /t/ sound.
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    Question 125

    Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket; Lo[s]e
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    The 's' in 'lose' is pronounced as a voiced /z/ (/luːz/). Similarly, the 's' in 'phones' is pronounced as /z/ because it follows a voiced consonant /n/.
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    Question 126

    Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
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    In 'calendar', the stress is on the first syllable (CAL-en-dar). In 'aloud' (a-LOUD), 'mechanic' (me-CHAN-ic), and 'convivial' (con-VIV-ial), the stress is on the second syllable. Therefore, 'calendar' is the odd one out.
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    Question 127

    Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
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    In 'enlighten' (en-LIGHT-en), 'unwanted' (un-WANT-ed), and 'informal' (in-FORM-al), the stress falls on the second syllable. In 'agitate' (AG-i-tate), the stress is on the first syllable.
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    Question 128

    Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
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    In 'incinerator' (in-CIN-er-a-tor), the stress is on the second syllable. In 'indicate' (IN-di-cate) and 'euphemism' (EU-phe-mism), the stress is on the first syllable.
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    Question 129

    Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme. Dice
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    Rhyme is determined by the final vowel and consonant sounds. 'Dice' (/daɪs/) and 'rice' (/raɪs/) share the same /-aɪs/ sound. 'Fried' ends in a /d/ sound, and 'case' has a different vowel sound (/eɪ/).
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    Question 130

    In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
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    Emphatic stress highlights the word that answers a specific question or corrects a specific falsehood. If NARRATED is stressed, the sentence is contrasting the act of telling with another action (like hiding or writing). Option D provides the contrast: 'Did the chief hide the story?' 'No, he NARRATED it.'
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