OLORUNKOSEUNTI PRAYER MOUNTAIN, AIPO LGA, OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
ADULT EDUCATION FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION.
COURSE TITLE: BASIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE
COURSE CODE: ENG 111
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. TIME: 1HRS
SECTION A
1. Which of the following is a vowel ________________ (a) Z (b) W (C ) E (d) K
2. English vowels are __________ in number (a) 5 (b) 4 (C) 6 (d) 10 3. Prefix means ____________ (a) a word that is added to a stem to form a new word (b) a doing word or action word (c ) a word that open a sentence (d) pronoun 4. The following are consonant letters except ___________ (a) A (b) B (c ) C (d) D 5. One of the following is a word that has a suffix _____ (a) reassure (b)blender (c ) preach (d) bible 6. One of the following is an example of long vowel /a:/ ? (a) cake (b) beat (c ) pit (d) leg 7. The following has /i:/ except ? (a) seen (b)seat (c ) feet (d) hit 8. One of the following is an example of diphthong (a) fear (b) but (c ) pick (d) rat 9. The English alphabet has ________ letter (a) 26 (b) 13 (c ) 15 (d) 30 10. Consonants are ________ in number (a) 5 (b) 20 (c )21 (d) 36 SECTION B
1. Mention seven (7) uses of dictionary.
2. Give ten (10) examples of stem and its prefix. 3. Write an essay at least one thousand words on a topic “how I became a Christian” 4. List out the vowel sound symbols with at least two examples each. 5. What is diphthong?