2024 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 1

The pronunciation of the following words is as follows:

• archbishop - /ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃ.əp/
• Christian - /ˈkrɪs.tʃən/
• chemical - /ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
• archangel - /ˈɑː.keɪn.dʒəl/
• sachet - /ˈsæʃ.eɪ/

The word "permit" rhymes with "commit". They both share the same ending sound.

The words are: Boys - pronounced /bɔɪz/ Moist - pronounced /mɔɪst/ Elbows - pronounced /ˈel.bəʊz/ Noise - pronounced /nɔɪz/ Stays - pronounced /steɪz/

The standard emphasis in words containing multiple syllables that conclude with "ity" is on the syllable that's third from the word's final sound. This means the antepenultimate syllable receives the stress, so "producTIvity" is pronounced with the stress on the "ti" syllable.

• Busy - Pronounced as /ˈbɪz.i/
• Vineyard - Pronounced as /ˈvɪn.jɑːd/
• Automobile - Pronounced as /ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/
• Twilight - Pronounced as /ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/
• Island - Pronounced as /ˈaɪ.lənd/

The narrator and her children were seated under the mango tree as the air inside the house became stuffy. This happened after Omar came, excited to announce he'd passed his exams. They decided to wait for their father to return, and they did so outside. The scene is described on page six of the book. There, Jamila, the narrator's child, proposes that they "go outside and sit under the mango tree in the courtyard."

The underlined sound in "clothe" is the voiced "th" sound, similar to the "th" in "this" or "that".

• A. "cloth" has the unvoiced "th" sound.
• B. "smooth" has the voiced "th" sound.
• C. "good" has the "g" sound.
• D. "thesis" has the unvoiced "th" sound.

Therefore, "smooth" is the only option that shares the same consonant sound.

Talle’s quiet nature resulted in the nickname "the quiet one." This is documented on page 21 of the novel, explaining that he was known for his peacefulness and aversion to arguments.

The phonetic pronunciations for these words are:

• urn - /ɜːn/
• bed - /bed/
• corn - /kɔːn/
• hearse - /hɜːs/
• calm - /ka:m/

Talle, known as "the quiet one," earned that nickname due to his mother's death, which occurred shortly after his birth. This information can be found on page 21 of the book.