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1

Which of these sounds is a voiceless glottal fricative?

A

/k/

B

/p/

C

/h/

D

/t/

E

/b/

correct option: c
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2

Which of these words does not pronounce the /h/ sound?

A

Hat

B

Hour
    

C

Horse
   

D

Hospital

E

How

correct option: b
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3

 The /w/ sound is a ______.

A

Vowel

B

Semi-vowel consonant
   

C

Diphthong
    

D

Voiced palatal consonant

E

Voiceless glottal fricative

correct option: b
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4

Which of these words does not pronounce the /w/ sound?
    

A

Win
    

B

Way
    

C

Sword

D

Wet
    

E

Waist

correct option: c
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5

The /j/ sound represents the letter "y" in both writing and pronunciation. It is a ______.

A

Vowel
    

B

Semi-vowel consonant
    

C

Diphthong
   

D

Voiced palatal consonant

E

Voiceless glottal fricative

correct option: d
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6

Which of these words does not pronounce the /j/ sound?

A

Yet

B

Yam

C

Yoke

D

Yes

E

Year

correct option: c
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7

What is the use of a full stop in a sentence?

A

To indicate a question

B

To indicate excitement or emphasis

C

To indicate the end of a sentence

D

To separate items in a list
    

correct option: c
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8

Which of the following is an example of an abbreviation?

A

Obafemi Awolowo University

B

O.A.U.

C

Obafemi

D

University

correct option: b
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9

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

A

Full stop

B

Comma
   

C

Question mark
    

D

Exclamation mark

correct option: b
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10

Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question?

A

Full stop

B

Comma

C

Question mark

D

Exclamation mark
    

correct option: c
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