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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The POLICE arrested the suspect.

  • A. Did the police placate the suspect?
  • B. Who arrested the suspect?
  • C. Who did the police arrest?
  • D. Did the police arrest the suspect?
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23

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

Uche LOVES Toyota cars?

  • A. Who loves Toyota cars?
  • B. What brand of car Uche love?
  • C. Does Uche hate Toyota cars?
  • D. Does Uche love bicycle?
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24

Choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

Knot?

  • A. cot
  • B. keep
  • C. nom
  • D. king
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25

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

Prestige?

  • A. bag
  • B. badge
  • C. reggae
  • D. leisure
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26

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

Mention?

  • A. that
  • B. machine
  • C. church
  • D. test
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27

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

leach?

  • A. gear
  • B. cedar
  • C. cheer
  • D. death
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28

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

Weight?

  • A. whale
  • B. white
  • C. whet
  • D. writhe
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29

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

Bubble?

  • A. guy
  • B. bull
  • C. bumper
  • D. gurgle
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30

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

suggestible?

  • A. suggeSTIble
  • B. SUggestible
  • C. suGGEstible
  • D. suggestiBLE
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31

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

meditative?

  • A. meDItative
  • B. mediTAtive
  • C. MEditative
  • D. meditaTIVE
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32

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

termination?

  • A. terminaTION
  • B. TERmination
  • C. termiNAtion
  • D. terMInation
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33

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Sheer?

  • A. sheila
  • B. care
  • C. ear
  • D. sherry
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34

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Match?

  • A. harsh
  • B. batch
  • C. such
  • D. watch
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35

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Fuel?

  • A. cruel
  • B. fool
  • C. rule
  • D. field
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36

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The school authority dismissed him for …… but I won’t tell you about it yet?

  • A. certain reason
  • B. a reason
  • C. more reason
  • D. a certain reason
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37

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Bola studiously avoided ……. the questions?

  • A. parrying
  • B. answering
  • C. projecting
  • D. destroying
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38

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The secretary has no right to ……. my affairs?

  • A. spy from
  • B. meddle in
  • C. toy at
  • D. complain into
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39

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Getting a well paid job nowadays is an …… task?

  • A. utmost
  • B. upbeat
  • C. uphill
  • D. upfield
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40

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I want to …….this chance to acquaint you the latest development?

  • A. size
  • B. seize
  • C. sieze
  • D. cease
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41

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Please sit on the ……. ?

  • A. carier
  • B. career
  • C. carrier
  • D. carrear
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42

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I wonder how he will ……being absent from school for a long time.

  • A. make in
  • B. make up
  • C. make off
  • D. make out
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