Year :
2008
Title :
English Language
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
61 - 70 of 91 Questions
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Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. |
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Judge? A. measure B. general C. pressure D. grace Detailed Solutionjudge; /dʒʌdʒ/general; /ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/ There is an explanation video available below. |
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Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. |
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| 62. |
A. distress B. control C. bottom D. report |
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| 63. |
A. original B. deplorable C. ability D. revolution |
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| 64. |
A. release B. exit C. exchange D. explode |
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Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables. |
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| 65. |
A. bachelor B. forget C. cement D. ago |
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| 66. |
A. librarian B. immunize C. militia D. continuous |
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| 67. |
A. July B. literate C. august D. oesophagus |
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Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters. |
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| 68. |
Xenophobia? A. XEnophobia B. xeNOphobia C. xenoPHObia D. xenophoBIA Detailed SolutionThe stress pattern of a word is the way all the syllables are stressed in it. The word ''xenophobia'' is stressed on the third syllable. When pronouncing the word, the ''pho'' is more audible and pronounced than the other syllables. Option C is the correct option, hence we have,xe-no-PHO-bia There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 69. |
Photography? A. phoTOgraphy B. PHOtography C. photoGRAphy D. photograPHY Detailed Solutionstressed syllables are the syllables within a word that have the most emphasis when spoken for example: other - the syllable "oth" is stressed and the syllable "er" is not because "er" is pronounced less that "oth" the "er" tends to sound as if it were falling away at the end of the word.in photography, The main stress is on the second syllable (the "tog" part).photography = pho-TOG'-raph-y. The same as photographer; the stress is on the second syllable. This is distinct from "photograph", where the first syllable is the stressed one. There is an explanation vid |
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| 70. |
Melodramatic? A. MELodramatic B. meLOdramatic C. meloDRAmatic D. melodraMAtic |
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Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. |
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| 61. |
Judge? A. measure B. general C. pressure D. grace Detailed Solutionjudge; /dʒʌdʒ/general; /ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/ There is an explanation video available below. |
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Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. |
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| 62. |
A. distress B. control C. bottom D. report |
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| 63. |
A. original B. deplorable C. ability D. revolution |
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| 64. |
A. release B. exit C. exchange D. explode |
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Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables. |
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| 65. |
A. bachelor B. forget C. cement D. ago |
| 66. |
A. librarian B. immunize C. militia D. continuous |
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| 67. |
A. July B. literate C. august D. oesophagus |
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Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters. |
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| 68. |
Xenophobia? A. XEnophobia B. xeNOphobia C. xenoPHObia D. xenophoBIA Detailed SolutionThe stress pattern of a word is the way all the syllables are stressed in it. The word ''xenophobia'' is stressed on the third syllable. When pronouncing the word, the ''pho'' is more audible and pronounced than the other syllables. Option C is the correct option, hence we have,xe-no-PHO-bia There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 69. |
Photography? A. phoTOgraphy B. PHOtography C. photoGRAphy D. photograPHY Detailed Solutionstressed syllables are the syllables within a word that have the most emphasis when spoken for example: other - the syllable "oth" is stressed and the syllable "er" is not because "er" is pronounced less that "oth" the "er" tends to sound as if it were falling away at the end of the word.in photography, The main stress is on the second syllable (the "tog" part).photography = pho-TOG'-raph-y. The same as photographer; the stress is on the second syllable. This is distinct from "photograph", where the first syllable is the stressed one. There is an explanation vid |
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| 70. |
Melodramatic? A. MELodramatic B. meLOdramatic C. meloDRAmatic D. melodraMAtic |