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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 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· WAEC

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

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  4. Question 4· 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: pleaSure

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  5. Question 5· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  6. Question 6· 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: THink

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  7. Question 7· Consonant sounds· WAEC

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

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  8. Question 8· Consonant sounds· JAMB

    The letters 'ch' are pronounced /k/ in

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  9. Question 9· Consonant sounds· WAEC

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

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  10. Question 10· Consonant sounds· WAEC

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

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  11. Question 11· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  12. Question 12· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    In which of the following words is the first letter not pronounced?

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  14. Question 14· Consonant sounds· WAEC

    Which word contains the same consonant sound as the letter in capitals in 'meaSure'?

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  15. Question 15· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  16. Question 16· Consonant sounds· WAEC

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

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  17. Question 17· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  18. Question 18· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  19. Question 19· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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  20. Question 20· Consonant sounds· JAMB

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

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