English Literature MCQs

3479 MCQs  — English MCQs  (Page 182 of 348)

According to the part of the tongue that is raised, vowels can be classified into__________?
A. Round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. Front vowels & back vowels
C. High vowels & low vowels
D. Tense vowels &lax vowels
On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels can be classified into______________?
A. Round vowels & unrounded vowels
B. Front vowels & back vowels
C. High vowels & low vowels
D. Tense vowels &lax vowels
Which among the following dimensions can the vowels in English be classified ?
A. The position of the lips
B. The part of the tongue that is raised
C. The height to which the tongue is raised
D. All the above.
The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public schools came to be called____________?
A. Standard english
B. Received pronunciation
C. Standard pronunciation
D. Recognized pronunciation
Which among the following are the main properties of grammar ?
A. To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language
B. To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences
C. To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language
D. All the above.
The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are ________________?
A. Allophones
B. Allomorphs
C. Morpheme variants
D. Minimal pairs
The word ‘examination’ is a ____________word?
A. Monosyllabic
B. Disyllabic
C. Try syllabic
D. Polysyllabic