Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination · Use of English

Oral Forms, Phonetics and Stress

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  1. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    book
  2. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    key**
  3. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    pass
  4. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    court
  5. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    said
  6. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    bird
  7. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    eye
  8. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    plough**
  9. Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):

    sew**
  10. Choose the word that has the SAME consonant sound as the underlined letter(s):

    breathe
  11. Choose the word that has the SAME consonant sound as the underlined letter(s):

    vision
  12. Choose the word that has the SAME consonant sound as the underlined letter(s):

    machine
  13. Choose the word that has the SAME consonant sound as the underlined letter(s):

    resign** (the 's' sound)
  14. Identify the word in which the letter 'b' is SILENT:
  15. Identify the word in which the initial consonant letter is SILENT:
  16. Identify the word in which the letter 'l' is SILENT:
  17. Identify the word in which the letter 'g' is SILENT:
  18. Identify the word in which the letter 'w' is SILENT:
  19. Identify the word in which the letter 't' is SILENT:
  20. Identify the word in which the letter 'h' is SILENT:
  21. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized noun:

    DIPLOMAT
  22. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized noun:

    DEMOCRACY
  23. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized word:

    SCIENTIFIC
  24. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized noun:

    EDUCATION
  25. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized noun:

    PHOTOGRAPHY
  26. In which pair do the words exhibit a shift in primary stress from the FIRST syllable in the noun to the SECOND syllable in the verb?
  27. Choose the option that has primary stress on the FIRST syllable:
  28. Choose the option that has primary stress on the SECOND syllable:
  29. Choose the option that has primary stress on the THIRD syllable:
  30. Choose the option that shows the correct stress pattern for the capitalized word:

    RESPONSIBILITY
  31. In the following sentence, the word in capital letters has the EMPHATIC STRESS. Choose the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer:

    Musa drove the BLUE car to Kano yesterday.
  32. Choose the two-syllable word that has primary stress on the SECOND syllable:
  33. In the following sentence, the word in capital letters has the EMPHATIC STRESS. Choose the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer:

    *FATIMA bought the fresh apples in Abuja on…
  34. In the following sentence, the word in capital letters has the EMPHATIC STRESS. Choose the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer:

    *Bello traveled to IBADAN by train last week…
  35. In the following sentence, the word in capital letters has the EMPHATIC STRESS. Choose the question to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer:

    *Halima completed the engineering project YE…

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