2012 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 7
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
patch
patch
A
starch
B
fare
C
mad
D
came
correct option: c
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
tangerine
tangerine
A
gear
B
danger
C
girl
D
ignore
correct option: b
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
hair
hair
A
heir
B
hour
C
honest
D
house
correct option: a
Hair \ˈher\, heir \ˈer\, hour \ˈau̇(-ə)r\, honest \ˈä-nəst\, house \ˈhau̇s\.
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
edition
edition
A
bash
B
catch
C
bastion
D
rating
correct option: a
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Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
demarcation
demarcation
A
demarCAtion
B
DEmarcation
C
deMARcation
D
demarcaTION
correct option: a
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Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
impossible
impossible
A
imPOSsible
B
IMpossible
C
imposSIBLE
D
impossiBLE
correct option: a
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
madam
B
eighteen
C
invent
D
command
correct option: a
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
nineteen
B
mother
C
estate
D
announce
correct option: b
In two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first syllable takes on the stress.
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
commute
B
import (verb)
C
intend
D
export (noun)
correct option: d
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Answer the following question below , 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
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
A
the children heard the story from the traditional chief
B
who narrated the story to the children?
C
the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
D
did the chief hide the story from the children?
correct option: d
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