- 1. 1. It is a shame that Yasmin and Aisha have..... They used to be such good friends
A) broken away
B) broken up
C) broken off
D) broken down
- 2. 2. He claimed that they....known each other for three years
A) had
B) knew
C) has
D) have
- 3. 3. If Bola had come earlier, she.....met the special guest
A) would have
B) will
C) would
D) may have
- 4. 4. Madam Kate couldn't......Tolani's attitude.
A) see through to
B) put up with
C) check for
D) put in with
- 5. 5. Would you......the volume of that player?
A) turn off
B) turn in
C) turn down
D) turn around
- 6. 6. The duty of Our teacher is to give instructions;......is to obey
A) our's
B) our
C) ours
D) ours'
- 7. 7. Those novels are interesting. I wonder if you can get me ........
A) many others as such
B) many such as others
C) other such many
D) such many others
- 8. 8. Close the door quickly; is an example of what ....... intonation
- 9. 9.......is refer to how voices can change pitch to convey meaning
A) Oral sound
B) Stress
C) Syllables
D) Intonation
- 10. 10.. What are you doing? This is an example of....... intonation
- 11. 11. Did you have fun at the park? This is an example of......intonation
- 12. 12. It rained HEAVILY last night.
A) Did it drizzle last night?
B) For how long did it rain yesterday ?
C) Did it rain all day last week?
D) Was everywhere dry last night?
- 13. 13. I wonder how he will … being
absent from school for a long time.
A) make off
B) make in
C) make through
D) make up
- 14. 14. The baby......with malaria last week.
A) come up against
B) come down
C) come along
D) come along with
- 15. 15. Before the assembly, I will discuss the matter with Mrs.Aliu.(Write out the prepositional phrase)
- 16. 16. My aunt told me she will be coming to Nigeria in the month of November.( Write out the adverbial phrase)
- 17. 17.On the way to the hospital, I met my friend from school.( Write out the adverbial phrase)
- 18. 18.Suffixes can be .......or......
A) Root words and linking words
B) Adjuncts or prefixes
C) Inflectional or derivational
D) Progressive or regressive
- 19. 19. The team 'is playing' very well. ( is playing is what type of tense in the sentence)
A) Present tense
B) Present continuous tense
C) Past tense
D) Simple future tense
- 20. 20. I have played soccer when I was a child
A) Continuous tense
B) Present tense
C) Future continuous tense
D) Perfect tense
- 21. 21........is a phrase that combined a verb with a preposition or adverb that function as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meaning.
A) Transitive phrasal verb
B) Intransitive phrasal verb
C) Prepositional phrase
D) Phrasal verb
- 22. 22. ........ is a group of two or more words that are almost always put together to create a specific meaning using a different combination of words.
A) Collocation
B) Adverbs
C) Phrasal verbs
D) Adverb of concession
- 23. 23. ......are words that sound similar to another word but have different meaning and spellings.
A) Homophones
B) Homographs
C) Etymology
D) Antonyms
- 24. 24. ...... suffixes show the comparative if adjective .
A) Derivational
B) Inflectional
C) Regressive
D) Progressive
- 25. 25. Bear and Bare is an example of
A) coining
B) homophones
C) acronyms
D) etymology
- 26. 26. ......is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative, rather than literal meaning
A) Hyperbole
B) Anagrams
C) Palindrome
D) Idioms
- 27. 27. The word 'joint account' is an example of
A) phrasal verb
B) coining
C) Enthusiasm
D) collocation
- 28. 28. Identify the adverbial clauses in the sentence: He worked so hard that he soon fell sick.
- 29. 29. Identify the adverbial clause in this sentence. Ada saw him when she came to his office.
- 30. 30. The boy is speaking the truth.
A) Past tense
B) Future tense
C) Present continuous tense
D) Simple tense
A) joy
B) haste
C) jest
D) yellow
A) said
B) nine
C) gale
D) sieze
- 33. 33. The test seemed........ simple that we thought we would pass
A) very
B) over
C) so
D) too
- 34. 34. Tayo: I think I can now solve the problem. Essien:.......
A) Either do i
B) Neither can i
C) So do i
D) So can i
- 35. 35. The .....were decorated with flowers.
A) girls shoe
B) girl's shoes
C) girls' shoes
D) girl shoes
A) earth
B) bend
C) water
D) shears
- 37. 37. An act of cleanliness is to dispose.... useless items
A) off
B) away
C) many
D) of
- 38. 38. Graduates find it difficult to secure....... nowadays
A) few employment
B) am employment
C) employment
D) employments
- 39. 39. The man gave the girl a ........ fountain pen.
A) blue small new
B) blue new small
C) small new blue
D) small blue new
A) measure
B) chalet
C) charm
D) change
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