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UNIT – IX TEST – B
1. ________ is a process in which a part of the base is dropped before a derivational suffix is
added to that
A) Allomorphs B) Portmanteau Morphs C) Truncation D) Morphs.
2. _________ refers to zero realization of the grammatical categories of some morpheme at
the orthographical level.
A) Truncation B) Alomarphs C) Zero Morphs D) Morphs.
3. ___________ is a morphs which represents of two or more morphemes.
A) Zoro morphs B) Allo morphs C) Protmenteau Morphs D) Morpheme.
4. A morpheme is the minimal grammatical unit of a language. whereas a _____________ is
its orthographical or phonological shape.
A) Phoneme B) Morphs C) Syntax D) Semantic.
5. _______ is one which can only appear in the structure of a word in conjunction with at
least one other Morpheme.
A) Free Morpheme B) Bound Morpheme C) Semantic D) Syntactic.
6. In Greek, Morphology means
A) The study of sounds B) The study of word
C) The study of form D) The study of structure and meaning.
7. In language, __________ deals with how morpheme operate in the structure of a word.
A) Morphology B) Phonology C) Pragmatic D) Discourse.
8. ________ is a form consisting of one or more phonemes which convey a specific semantic
notion in all its occurrences in a language.
A) Phoneme B) morpheme C) syntax D) Semeology.
9. The variation in the Pitch movement is called __________
A) Stress B) Syllable C) Intonation D) accent.
10. The frequency variation more rapidly in the vocal cords that will be higher is _________
A) Stress B) Pitch C) Syllable D) Intonation.
11. It is the regularity of occurrence of the stressed syllable that gives English its characteristic
_______
A) Stress B) Pitch C) Rhythm D) Intonation.
12. In a sentence, Interrogative pronoun (what, which) is the type of _______
A) Structured words B) Contentor lexical words C) Surface word
D) grammatical unit in a sentence.
13. The word “Perfect” while being adjective The Stress will be in the __________
A) in the beginning B) at the end C) in the middle D) No stress.
14. In the word, ‘Political’, the primary stress on the _________
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A) first syllable B) on the third C) on the second syllable D) unstressed.
15. In the word, ‘photograph’, the stress falls on the ________
A) first syllable B) on the third C) on the second syllable D) unstressed.
16. _________ is a sequence of consonants at the beginning or end of a syllable
A) consonant B) semiotics C) consonant clusters D) word stress.
17. In the word, ‘spleen’ prevails
A) CCVC B) CCCVVC C) CCCVC D) CCVVC.
18. In the word, ‘box’ prevails
A) CVCC B) CVC C) CVV D) CCCV.
19. A syllable that ends in a vowel is known as an open syllable whereas that ends in consonant
is known as _______
A) Closed syllable B) Abutting consonant C) Syllabic consonants D) Consonant cluster.
20. The word ‘buy’ is the example of
A) open syllable B) closed syllable C) consonant cluster D) diphthong.
21. Noam Chomsky emphasis that the use of sentences and words in real life and the way
how one used his language is
A) Linguistic Performance B) Parole C) Competence D) Semiotics.
22. According to Ferdinane de Saussure, sign and symbol in a language is _________
A) word B) Structure phonemic C) Semiotics D) Deep Structure.
23. The relation that holds between a more general and a more specific lexical Item is
A) Homonyms B) Homo phones C) Intonation D) hyponymy.
24. Recursion means
A) language has a finite set of rules and infinite number of sentences repeatedly
B) A strong repeated pattern of sound
C) The repetition of similar vowel sounds
D) repetition of sequence of consonants.
25. A range of vocabulary, grammar etc, used by speaker in particular social circumstances or
professional is
A) Dialect B) Idiolect C) Register D) Language Competence and performance.
26. The sound ‘r’ in a word revered is
A) Semi vowel B) Friction Less continuant C) Pre Supposed vowel D) Fricative.
27. Modern English is generally known as
A) effective learning English B) acquired English C) descriptive D) powerful English.
28. A word which is usually one part of speech is used as another is called ________
A) Conversion B) Clipping C) Extension of meaning D) Meta-analysis.
29. One word is combined with a part of another to form a new word, carrying with it the ideas
of both the original terms.
A) Portmanteau B) telescoping C) Syncopation D) Meta-analysis.
30. A process of where two words are brought together.
A) Portmanteau B) telescoping C) Syncopation D) Meta-analysis.
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31. A striking impact of the Norman conjunct was _______ into English language.
A) Great influx of French words B) English was replaced by French
C) English attained the Royal Utterance D) replaced Latin and Celtic.
32. Toddy, verandah are words from _________ into English.
A) Cuba B) Spanish C) Mexican D) Indian.
33. __________ is a term where we use a less offensive name to hide the real nature of
something unpleasant.
A) Prudery B) Euphemism C) Pejoration D) Semantic Shift.
34. _______ had made an attempt to generate phonetic spelling for general use in 1837,
periodical called phonetic journal.
A) Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis B) Daniel Jones C) Webster D) C.T.Onions.
35. It is concerned with the learning of language at varies stages, the early acquisition of a first
language by children and later stages in acquisition of first and other languages
A) Comparative linguistics B) Historical linguistics
C) Descriptive linguistics D) Psycholinguistics.
36. __________ is the study of the relations between language and culture and the relations
between human biology, cognition and language.
A) Sociolinguistics B) Anthropological linguistics
C) Psycholinguistics D) Historical linguistics.
37. ____________ considers the development and evolution of a language through history.
A) A Diachronic approach B) A Synchronic approach
C) Pidgin language D) Literary Stylistic.
38. Cardinal vowels are introduced by _______
A) Daniel Jones B) Wilhum Wunnt C) Scheler D) John levis.
39. _________ round is produced in the Glottis
A) Glottal B) Nasal C) Oral D) Plosives.
40. I don't know where to go. Identify the sentence pattern.
a) SVOA b) SVOC c) SVIODO d) SVO
41. The words 'bruch' and 'medieare' belong to the category of
a) Telescope b) Back formation c) Portmanteau d) Syncopation
42. The sound lhl is a
a) Velar sound b) Glottal sound c) Palato alveolar d) alveolar
43. The sentence, If you had been there, I would have seen you -is an example of
a) Fulfilled condition b) Open condition
c) Hypothetical condition d) Unfulfilled condition
44. Which is the non-modal question?
a) Can he swim? b) Is he swimming? c) Who can swim? d) Can't he swim?
45. Language is ___________ of communication
a) Orbitary b) Absolute form c) Oxly moded d) Form authentic
46. The first consonant in phoneme is
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a) Affricate b) Fricative c) Plosive d) Lateral
47. In the word 'make'
a) VCC b) CVVC c) CVC d) VCV
48. In which English period people spoke North Germanic Languages?
a) Old English Period b) Middle English period
c) Modern English period d) Anglo-Saxon period
49. European languages including German, Dutch, Latin and Ancient Greek influenced the
English vocabulary during ______________
a) Renaissance b) Reformation c) Restoration d) Anglo-Saxon
50. The best known course of international language is called as ___________
a) Primitive Germanic b)Celtic c) Albanian d) Esperanto
51. The theory which at first is just an exclamation implying contempt or disgust is
________
a) Diny dong theory b) Pooh-pooh-theory c) Bow low theory d Gesture theory
52. the idea of assigning arbitrary sea to mean certain things is ____________theory
a) Yo-he-ho theory b) Eureka theory c) Pooh-pooh theory d) Sing-Sang theory
53. The Terms ‘Castigate’ auspicious and ‘critic’ invented by __________
a)Milton b) Shakespeare c) Chaucer d) Dryden
54. The word ‘cannibal’ is ____________word.
a) French b)Latin c) Italian d)Spanish
55. A ______________ is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
including Prosody.
a) Standard Dialect b)Non-Standard Dialect c) Dialect d) Standard language.
56. Lexeme based morphology which normally makes we of ______________approach.
a) An item and Arrangement b) An item and process
c) A word and Paradigm d) A morphological approach.
57. English lexicon growth is largely due to ________ which introduced a large number of
new words and expressions into the language.
a) scientific discoveries b) political events c) cultural exchange d) military conflicts
58. The process of English spelling reforms led to the elimination of many _________ letters,
making the language easier to write and read.
a) silent b) doubled c) phonetic d) vowel
59. The study of the context in which language is used is called _______
a) Phonetics b) Semantics c) Pragmatics d) Morphology
60. The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called a __________
a) Phoneme b) Morpheme c) Grapheme d) Syllable
61. A study of how children acquire language falls under __________
a) Pragmatics b) Psycholinguistics c) Sociolinguistics d) Phonetics
62. The sound /i:/ in 'see' is a ________ vowel.
a) Close b) Open c) Central d) Low
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63. The sound/k/in 'cat' is a _________ consonant.
a) Voiceless velar plosive c) Voiceless bilabial plosive
b) Voiced velar plosive d) Voiced alveolar plosive
64. The word 'unhappiness' is an example of _______ word formation.
a) Derivation b) Compounding c) Clipping d) Acronymy
65. The process of borrowing words from other languages is called _______
a) Neologism b) Borrowing c) Clipping d) Blending
66. The word 'bank' can mean a financial institution or the side of a river. This is an example
of __________
a) Polysemy b) Synonymy c) Homophony d) Hyponymy
67. Which of the following refers to the implied or suggested meaning of a word or phrase,
beyond its literal definition?
a) Synonymy b) Connotation c) Homonymy d) Denotation
68. In the phrase 'a herd of cows,' the word 'herd' is an example of a
a) Meronym b) Hyponym c) Hypernym d) Synonym
69. 'A car is a type of vehicle' is an example of ____________
a) Hyponymy b) Meronymy c) Antonymy d) Synonymy
70. The words 'teacher' and 'student' are examples of _________
a) Antonyms b) Synonyms c) Complementary pairs d) Converses
71. ________ is a variety of speech that differs from the standard language but is still
intelligible.
a) Idiolect b) Dialect c) Jargon d) Register
72. Dialects can be classified according to ___________
a) Accent only b) Geographic region c) Lexical choices only d) Social status
73. A dialect is often distinguished by its unique ___________
a) Vocabulary and pronunciation b) Writing style
c) Grammatical structure only d) Lexical ambiguity
74. Semantics is the study of _________
A) Word meaning B) Sentence structure
C) Speech sounds D) Language change.
75. Pragmatics is the study of ________
A) Language use in context B) Language acquisition and formation
C) language change and variation D) word meaning and creativity.
76. Sociolinguistics is the study of __________
A) language acquisition and formation
B) language change and variation
C) language use in context D) language variation in social group.
77. Psycholinguistics is the study of ______
A) Neuro linguistic development in Language
B) Competence and performance in language
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C) language use beyond the sentence level
D) language processing in the brain.
78. Discourse analysis is the study of __________
A) Neuro linguistic development in Language
B) Competence and performance in language
C) language use beyond the sentence level
D) language processing in the brain.
79. Historical linguistics is the study of ________
A) Language use beyond the sentence level
B) language processing in the brain
C) language change over time
D) Traditional language.
80. __________ is NOT an organ of speech involved in producing sounds.
A) Lungs B) Teeth C) Tongue D) Liver.
81. The Respiratory system is responsible for _________
A) Producing speech sounds B) Shaping the oral cavity
C) Initiating and controlling airflow for speech
D) Vibrating the vocal cords.
82. The articulatory system includes the _________
A) vocal folds B) pharynx C) Alveolar ridge D) Trachea.
83. _______ is a part of phonatory system.
A) Lips B) Epiglottis C) Teeth D) Alveolar ridge.
84. Pitch in speech refers to ________
A) Loudness of the sound B) Duration of the sound
C) Melody or frequency of the sound D) Clarity of the sound.
85. Stress in speech refers to ___________
A) variation in pitch B) speed in speech
C) Emphasis on a particular word or syllable
D) Articulation of consonant sounds.
86. Intonation in speech refers to ________
A) variation in pitch, stress, and rhythm
B) Articulation of vowel sounds
C) Breathing patterns during speech
D) Production of Nasal sounds.
87. The vocal folds are located in the ______
A) Nasal cavity B) Oral cavity C) Pharynx D) Larynx.
88. The primary function of the vocal folds is to _________
A) Shape the Oral Cavity B) Articulate consonant sounds
C) Initiate airflow for speech D) Vibrate to produce sound.
89. The alveolar ridge is located at ________
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A) Behind the upper teech B) in the Nasal cavity
C) in the pharynx D) At the back of the tongue.
90. _________ is a consonant sound
A) [a] B) [i] C) [p] D) [ei].
91. Vowels are characterized by ___________
A) Constriction or closure of airflow B) Voicing and turbulence
C) Vocal fold variation D) Articulation using the lips and tongue.
92. Consonants are produced by ______
A) Vibrating the vocal folds B) Shaping the vocal tract
C) Nasal airflow D) Vocal fold tension.
93. Plosive consonants are characterised by ________
A) Continuous airflow and frication
B) Partial closure and turbulent airflow
C) Complete closure and release of airflow
D) Nasal airflow and obstruction.
94. Affricate consonants are produced by ______
A) Complete closure and release of airflow
B) Partial closure and turbulent of airflow
C) Continuous airflow and frication D) Nasal airflow and obstruction.
95. Fricative consonants are characterized by _______
A) Complete closure and release of airflow
B) Nasal airflow and obstruction
C) Continuous airflow and frication
D) Partial closure and turbulent airflow.
96. Nasal sounds are produced by _________
A) Partial closure and turbulent airflow
B) Complete closure and release of airflow
C) Continuous airflow and frication
D) Nasal airflow and obstruction.
97. The term “place of articulation refers to _______
A) Voicing or voiceless distinction B) Manner of articulation
C) Vowel quality or height
D) location of constriction or closure in the vocal tract.
98. _____ is an example of fricative consonant.
A) [m] B) [s] C) [t] D) [k].
99. Which of the following words contains a single syllable?
A) Elephant B) Banana C) Apple D) Computer.
100. Assimilation – in the word “impossible” the process of assimilation
occurs in the pronunciation of which sounds?
A) [im] B) [p] C) [s] D) [∂l].
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101. Elision : which of the following is an example of elision?
A) Saying ‘gonna’ instead of “going to”
B) Saying ‘wanna’ instead of “want to”
C) Saying “should ve” instead of “Should have”
D) Saying cound’nt instead of “could not”.
102. into nation: which of the intonation patterns is typically associated with a question?
A) Falling intonation B) Rising intonation
C) Flat intonation D) Ascending Intonation.
103. According to Ferdinand de Saussure which term refers to the abstract
system of language?
A) Language B) Paraole C) Syntax D) Semantics.
104. ______ is used to describe an individual underlying knowledge of a language system
A) Competence B) Performance C) Fluency D) Proficiency.
105. In linguistic analysis, _______ refers to the physical realizaiton of speech sounds.
A) Substance B) Form C) Structure D) Syntax.
106. __________ approach to Grammar focus on establishing rules and
guidelines for ‘correct’ language usage.
A) Prescriptive B) Descriptive C) Structural D) T.G.Grammar.
107. ________ approach to Grammar aims to describe how language is
actually used by Native speakers.
A) Prescriptive B) Descriptive C) Structural D) T.G.Grammar.
108. ________ approach to grammar emphasizes the analysis of the internal structure of
sentences and their constituent parts.
A) Prescriptive B) Descriptive C) Structural D) T.G.Grammar.
109. _________ approach to grammar focuses on the transformation of one sentence into
another by applying specific rules.
A) Prescriptive B) Descriptive C) Structural D) T.G.Grammar.
110. __________ approach to grammar is associated with Noam choamsky’s theories and
emphasized the underlying mental process of language production and comprehension
A) Prescriptive B) Descriptive C) Structural D) T.G.Grammar.
ANSWERS:
1. C) Truncation
2. C) Zero Morphs
3. C) Portmanteau Morphs
4. B) Morphs
5. B) Bound Morpheme
6. C) The study of form
7. A) Morphology
8. B) morpheme
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9. C) Intonation
10. B) Pitch
11. C) Rhythm
12. B) Contentor lexical words
13. C) in the middle
14. C) on the second syllable
15. B) on the third
16. C) consonant clusters
17. C) CCCVC
18. A) CVCC
19. A) Closed syllable
20. A) open syllable
21. A) Linguistic Performance
22. C) Semiotics
23. D) hyponymy.
24. A) language has a finite set of rules and infinite number of sentences repeatedly
25. C) Register
26. B) Friction Less continuant
27. C) descriptive
28. A) Conversion
29. A) Portmanteau
30. B) telescoping
31. A) Great influx of French words
32. D) Indian.
33. B) Euphemism
34. A) Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis
35. D) Psycholinguistics.
36. B) Anthropological linguistics
37. B) A Synchronic approach
38. A) Daniel Jones
39. A) Glottal
40. d) SVO
41. a) Telescope
42. b) Glottal sound
43. d) Unfulfilled condition
44. b) Is he swimming?
45. a) Orbitary
46. b) Fricative
47. c) CVC
48. b) Middle English period
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49. a) Renaissance
50. d) Esperanto
51. b) Pooh-pooh-theory
52. b) Eureka theory
53. b) Shakespeare
54. d)Spanish
55. c) Dialect
56. b) An item and process
57. c) cultural exchange
58. a) silent
59. c) Pragmatics
60. b) Morpheme
61. b) Psycholinguistics
62. a) Close
63. a) Voiceless velar plosive
64. a) Derivation
65. b) Borrowing
66. a) Polysemy
67. b) Connotation
68. c) Hypernym
69. a) Hyponymy
70. d) Converses
71. b) Dialect
72. b) Geographic region
73. a) Vocabulary and pronunciation
74. A) Word meaning
75. A) Language use in context
76. D) language variation in social group.
77. D) language processing in the brain.
78. C) language use beyond the sentence level
79. C) language change over time
80. D) Liver.
81. C) Initiating and controlling airflow for speech
82. C) Alveolar ridge
83. B) Epiglottis
84. C) Melody or frequency of the sound
85. C) Emphasis on a particular word or syllable
86. A) variation in pitch, stress, and rhythm
87. D) Larynx.
88. D) Vibrate to produce sound.
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89. A) Behind the upper teech
90. C) [p]
91. C) Vocal fold variation
92. B) Shaping the vocal tract
93. C) Complete closure and release of airflow
94. B) Partial closure and turbulent of airflow
95. C) Continuous airflow and frication
96. D) Nasal airflow and obstruction.
97. D) location of constriction or closure in the vocal tract.
98. B) [s]
99. C) Apple
100. B) [p]
101. A) Saying ‘gonna’ instead of “going to”
102. B) Rising intonation
103. A) Language
104. A) Competence
105. A) Substance
106. A) Prescriptive
107. B) Descriptive
108. C) Structural
109. D) T.G.Grammar.
110. D) T.G.Grammar.
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