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41
Words with more than three syllables are called __________words?
[A]
Multisyllabic
[B]
Disyllabic
[C]
Try syllabic
[D]
Polysyllabic
42
The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are __________________?
[A]
Syllabic consonants
[B]
Sibilants
[C]
Suffixes
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Syllabic consonants
43
Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________?
[A]
Syllabic consonants
[B]
Sibilants
[C]
Suffixes
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Syllabic consonants
44
The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financial institutions’ is called a____________?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Homophones
[C]
Homographs
[D]
Homonyms
45
______________________is used to designate words pronounced differently though identically?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Homophones
[C]
Homographs
[D]
Homonyms
46
The term ______________is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning ?
[A]
Allophones
[B]
Homophones
[C]
Homographs
[D]
Homonyms
47
The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called__________?
[A]
Semi__vowels
[B]
Laterals
[C]
Sibilants
[D]
Trills
48
How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
[A]
Two
[B]
Three
[C]
Four
[D]
Five
49
The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a______________?
[A]
Trill
[B]
Lateral
[C]
Frictionless continuant
[D]
Semi__vowel
50
The consonant /s/ is called ________ ?
[A]
Sibilant
[B]
Lateral
[C]
Nasal
[D]
Semi__vowel
51
/f/ and /v/ are called ?
[A]
Plosives
[B]
Affricates
[C]
fricatives
[D]
Trill
52
The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for__________?
[A]
Plosives
[B]
Affricates
[C]
fricatives
[D]
Trill
53
Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed____________?
[A]
The falling
[B]
The rising
[C]
The fall__rise
[D]
None of the above
54
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in polite requests________________?
[A]
The falling
[B]
The rising
[C]
The fall__rise
[D]
None of the above
55
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items ?
[A]
The falling
[B]
The rising
[C]
The fall__rise
[D]
None of the above
56
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in commands_____________?
[A]
The falling
[B]
The rising
[C]
The fall__rise
[D]
None of the above
57
Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements ?
[A]
The falling
[B]
The rising
[C]
The fall__rise
[D]
None of the above
58
The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation?
[A]
Progressive
[B]
Regressive
[C]
Reciprocal
[D]
None of the above
59
The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of ________________assimilation?
[A]
Progressive
[B]
regressive
[C]
reciprocal
[D]
None of the above
60
In the pronunciation of the word ‘ink’ the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ____________?
[A]
Progressive
[B]
Regressive
[C]
Reciprocal
[D]
None of the above
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