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JAMB and WAEC English Language questions: Consonant sounds

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All topicsClauses and sentence structure · 37Cloze passages · 50Comprehension and summary · 50Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 51Consonant sounds · 39Emphatic stress and intonation · 30Idioms and figurative expressions · 59Lexis and structure · 60Oral forms · 6Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 48Pronouns and reference · 36Question tags · 32Rhymes · 22Sentence interpretation · 56Summary · 7Tenses and verb forms · 51Vowel sounds · 47Word classes · 33Word stress · 38Words nearest in meaning · 85Words opposite in meaning · 85

  1. Question 21· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'THin'?

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  2. Question 22· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word begins with the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'CHef'?

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  3. Question 23· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  4. Question 24· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  5. Question 25· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'meaSure'?

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  6. Question 26· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'Judge'?

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  7. Question 27· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) in capitals: SHoe

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  8. Question 28· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) in capitals: CHemist

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  9. Question 29· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  10. Question 30· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  11. Question 31· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'sHip'?

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  12. Question 32· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  13. Question 33· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  14. Question 34· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    Which of the following words begins with a silent letter?

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  15. Question 35· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'baTHe'?

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  16. Question 36· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'CHemist'?

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  17. Question 37· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  18. Question 38· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  19. Question 39· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word has the same consonant sound as the letters in capitals in 'PHone'?

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