English Language Past Questions and Answers

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except on have the same stress pattern. identify the one with the different stress pattern.

A Decision
B Incursion
C Mutation
D Motionless

Question 3227:

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except on have the same stress pattern. identify the one with the different stress pattern.

A Cargo
B Cater
C Cover
D Cartoon

Question 3228:

In the following sentence, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
AYO asked Mary to come today.

A Did Chike ask Mary to come?
B Did Ayo order Mary to come today?
C Did Ayo ask Dad to come today?
D Did Ayo ask Mary to come today?

Question 3229:

In the following sentence, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
Wood is cheap in the South THIS year.

A Is cassava cheap in the south?
B Is wood expensive in the south this year?
C Is wood cheap in the north this year?
D Is wood cheap in the south every year?

Question 3230:

In the following sentence, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
NEW students should pay tuition fees.

A Should new students pay tuition fees?
B Should old students pay tuition fees?
C Should new students pay hostel fees?
D Can new students pay tuition fees?