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JAMB English Language questions: Consonant sounds

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All topicsClauses and sentence structure · 18Cloze passages · 50Comprehension and summary · 50Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 25Consonant sounds · 20Emphatic stress and intonation · 15Idioms and figurative expressions · 32Lexis and structure · 22Oral forms · 6Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 24Pronouns and reference · 18Question tags · 14Rhymes · 11Sentence interpretation · 37Summary · 7Tenses and verb forms · 25Vowel sounds · 25Word classes · 14Word stress · 20Words nearest in meaning · 46Words opposite in meaning · 47

  1. Question 1· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    The letters 'ph' are pronounced /f/ in

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  2. Question 2· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of these words begins with the voiceless 'th' sound heard in 'thin': thought, those, then or them?

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  3. Question 3· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which of the following words is the letter 's' pronounced /z/?

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  4. Question 4· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    The letters 'ch' are pronounced /k/ in

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  5. Question 5· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which word is the letter 'x' pronounced /gz/?

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  7. Question 7· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which word is the letter 'c' pronounced /s/?

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  8. Question 8· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words has a silent 'b'?

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  9. Question 9· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    The first sound of 'they' is the same as the first sound of

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  10. Question 10· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which of the following words is 'gh' pronounced /f/?

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  11. Question 11· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which word is the letter 'g' pronounced like the 'j' in 'jam'?

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  12. Question 12· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which word is the letter 's' pronounced like the 'sh' in 'shop'?

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  13. Question 13· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of these words begins with the same sound as 'chair': chef, choir, cheese or chorus?

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  14. Question 14· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words has a silent 'w'?

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  15. Question 15· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which of the following words is 'th' pronounced /ð/?

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  16. Question 16· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words contains the sound /ʒ/?

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  17. Question 17· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which of the following words is 'ch' pronounced /ʃ/?

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  18. Question 18· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words begins with a silent letter?

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  19. Question 19· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?

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  20. Question 20· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    In which of the following words is the '-ed' ending pronounced /ɪd/?

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