English is the study of the English language. The goal is to improve communication skills by practicing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language rules like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
Choose the option that best fills the gap.
My _____ is for you to refuse the _____ of the wicked.
Options:Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
You may now ___________ with your presentation.
Options:The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks .
One of the most difficult and confusing aspect of English language is its spelling system. There is often ….16…. [A. discrepancy B. discord C. a similarity D. concord] between the punctuation of a word and its spelling. One cannot always tell how to spell a word ….17…. [A. throughout B. by C. as to D. as from] its pronunciation.
In order to understand the peculiarity of English spelling ….18….[A. difficulty B. confusion C. system D. code], it is good to know something about the history of the language. First, it is helpful to realize that English was originally spoken by people who could neither read nor write. While the ….19…. [A. middle-class B. educated C. less enlightened D. uneducated] people spoke English, the literate upper classes spoke French and wrote in Latin, later when English became a ….20…. [A. literary B. romantic C. written D. coded] language, there was no system for spelling its words. Moreover, the first writers of English were French speaking ….21… [A. newscasters B. scribes C. orators D. interpreters] who knew English only slightly: therefore, they carried many French spelling ….22…. [A. habits B. attitudes C. idiosyncrasies D. mannerisms] into English. In addition, these first writers of English, who were used to writing in Latin, often ….23…. [A. inserted B. interjected C. interpolated D. juxtaposed] letters into words even when they were not pronounced because the ….24…. [A. antecedent B. opposing C. corresponding D. synonymous] word in Latin was spelled that way. Finally, the confusion increased when the ….25…. [A. diction B.morphology C. orthography D. pronunciation] of certain words changed while the spelling remained the same.
In question number 21 choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap Options:Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The secretary has no right to _____ my affairs?
Options:Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The essence of governance is to seek the good and well-being of the majority of the people?
Options:Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't _____ yet?
Options:Which of the following characters did not respect the Hakimi?
Options:Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.
There are still virtuous women in our society today.
Options:From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exit _____ people _____ out of the stadium and straight across the road
Options:In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
Our government is making determined efforts to eradicate illiteracy
Options: