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Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C, or D in the brackets.(2%×10=20%)
1
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Vibration of the vocal cords results in a quality of speech sounds called voicing, which is a feature of
( )
A
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all consonants
B
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vowels only
C
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all consonants and some vowels
D
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all vowels and some consonants
2
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The negative prefix“ in-”in English, when added to the adjective
“
possible
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, is actually pronounced/im/,and spelt as “im”. This is the result of the ______________rule at work.
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A
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deletion
B
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assimilation
C
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phonetic
D
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sequential
3
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The word “ecology” is a two-morpheme cluster that contains_______________.
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A
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two roots
B
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a root and a suffix
C
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a root and a free morpheme
D
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a prefix and a root
4
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When we move the adverbial phrase “every day” in the sentence “Every day, we study English” to the end of the sentence, we are now ______________ the phrase to the right.
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A
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rewriting
B
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preposing
C
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postposing
D
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