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ESOL OAE Foundations of Language
Acquisition Exam Questions And Answers
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The reduced vowel "schwa" in English always occurs - Answer✔in an unstressed position.
/ə/, commonly called "schwa." - Answer✔The most commonly reduced vowel in English is the
phoneme is produced in the midcentral position of the mouth and occurs in rapid, connected
speech. A defining characteristic of schwa is that it is always produced in an unstressed
position, either in an unstressed syllable of a word or in a reduced form of a monosyllabic word.
The word the is almost invariably spoken with schwa (i.e., [thə]) in connected speech. The is
only pronounced with /ē/ (i.e., [thē]) when the word is stressed, either in isolation or in slow
speech.
An English Language Learner consistently places the accent on the final syllable of a word when
speaking. This student's L1 is most likely - Answer✔a fixed stress language
A fixed stress language is - Answer✔one in which a certain syllable is consistently stressed in
multisyllable words. In English, different syllables of words may be stressed depending on a
word's origin and on morphological and syntactic factors. The complex stress patterns of
English can cause difficulties for an English Language Learner whose L1 is a fixed stress
language. For example, an English Language Learner who speaks an L1 that consistently stresses
the last syllable of a word may transfer this pattern to English (e.g., un der' rather than un' der).
The English superlative is formed by combining - Answer✔an adjective with the suffix -est.
The superlative form of an adjective or adverb is used to - Answer✔express a comparison
among more than two things, where one thing is considered superior to the others. In English,
with the exception of a few irregular superlative forms (e.g., worst), the superlative is formed in
one of two ways: by placing the word most in front of an adjective or adverb (e.g., most
creative, most carefully) or by adding the suffix-est to an adjective or adverb (e.g., smallest,
latest).
How many morphemes are in the word "ignore"? - Answer✔Based on these rules of English
morphology, the word ignore consists of two morphemes: the affix i- and the root word gnore.
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The affix i- is a variation of the Latin in- meaning "not" that loses the n when combined with the
Latin gnore meaning "know."
What is a morpheme? - Answer✔The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
Every English word consists of at least one morpheme called a base Or - Answer✔Root word
Affixes - Answer✔carry meaning but cannot stand alone as words
An ESOL teacher wants to provide beginning-level English Language Learners with practice
using the third-person singular morpheme -s in simple present tense. Which of the following
student partner activities would be most effective for this purpose? - Answer✔Partners
describe for each other their daily routines and then write about each other's routines.
using third-person singular verbs in simple present tense. - Answer✔Many English Language
Learners have difficulty learning and applying this rule consistently.
An important rule governing the use of the simple present tense is that: - Answer✔The suffix -s
must be added to the verb when used with a third-person singular subject
One of the most common uses of the simple present verb tense in English is to express action -
Answer✔that occurs habitually, such as the actions that one performs as part of a daily routine.
He had been trudging along the stream for hours. He was starting to feel sharp pangs of
hunger. In the dwindling twilight, he could see trout jumping in the stream. He had no fishing
pole. He fashioned a crude pole out of twigs. He tied on an earthworm he dug out of the damp
earth. His efforts were to no avail. The fish taunted him from afar. They were safely out of
reach. He was so hungry that the worm itself was beginning to look appetizing.
The writer of the passage above could most effectively improve the cohesion of the passage by:
- Answer✔linking ideas through the use of connecting words such as but, then, and as.
One way writers create cohesion is by using - Answer✔discourse markers such as conjunctions
and other connecting words
The primary distinction between spoken and written discourse in English is that written
discourse tends to: - Answer✔be more decontextualized.
Conversely, written discourse in English is usually produced by an individual writer who is
separated from his or her audience by time and space. - Answer✔This separation between
writer and audience makes written discourse more decontextualized than spoken discourse.
An English Language Learner (Student A) and a native-English-speaking classmate (Student B)
are having a conversation about a new television program that both students watched the
previous night.
STUDENT A: What you think of the show?
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ESOL OAE Foundations of Language
Acquisition Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
The reduced vowel "schwa" in English always occurs - Answer✔in an unstressed position.
/ə/, commonly called "schwa." - Answer✔The most commonly reduced vowel in English is the
phoneme is produced in the midcentral position of the mouth and occurs in rapid, connected
speech. A defining characteristic of schwa is that it is always produced in an unstressed
position, either in an unstressed syllable of a word or in a reduced form of a monosyllabic word.
The word the is almost invariably spoken with schwa (i.e., [thə]) in connected speech. The is
only pronounced with /ē/ (i.e., [thē]) when the word is stressed, either in isolation or in slow
speech.
An English Language Learner consistently places the accent on the final syllable of a word when
speaking. This student's L1 is most likely - Answer✔a fixed stress language
A fixed stress language is - Answer✔one in which a certain syllable is consistently stressed in
multisyllable words. In English, different syllables of words may be stressed depending on a
word's origin and on morphological and syntactic factors. The complex stress patterns of
English can cause difficulties for an English Language Learner whose L1 is a fixed stress
language. For example, an English Language Learner who speaks an L1 that consistently stresses
the last syllable of a word may transfer this pattern to English (e.g., un der' rather than un' der).
The English superlative is formed by combining - Answer✔an adjective with the suffix -est.
The superlative form of an adjective or adverb is used to - Answer✔express a comparison
among more than two things, where one thing is considered superior to the others. In English,
with the exception of a few irregular superlative forms (e.g., worst), the superlative is formed in
one of two ways: by placing the word most in front of an adjective or adverb (e.g., most
creative, most carefully) or by adding the suffix-est to an adjective or adverb (e.g., smallest,
latest).
How many morphemes are in the word "ignore"? - Answer✔Based on these rules of English
morphology, the word ignore consists of two morphemes: the affix i- and the root word gnore.
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The affix i- is a variation of the Latin in- meaning "not" that loses the n when combined with the
Latin gnore meaning "know."
What is a morpheme? - Answer✔The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
Every English word consists of at least one morpheme called a base Or - Answer✔Root word
Affixes - Answer✔carry meaning but cannot stand alone as words
An ESOL teacher wants to provide beginning-level English Language Learners with practice
using the third-person singular morpheme -s in simple present tense. Which of the following
student partner activities would be most effective for this purpose? - Answer✔Partners
describe for each other their daily routines and then write about each other's routines.
using third-person singular verbs in simple present tense. - Answer✔Many English Language
Learners have difficulty learning and applying this rule consistently.
An important rule governing the use of the simple present tense is that: - Answer✔The suffix -s
must be added to the verb when used with a third-person singular subject
One of the most common uses of the simple present verb tense in English is to express action -
Answer✔that occurs habitually, such as the actions that one performs as part of a daily routine.
He had been trudging along the stream for hours. He was starting to feel sharp pangs of
hunger. In the dwindling twilight, he could see trout jumping in the stream. He had no fishing
pole. He fashioned a crude pole out of twigs. He tied on an earthworm he dug out of the damp
earth. His efforts were to no avail. The fish taunted him from afar. They were safely out of
reach. He was so hungry that the worm itself was beginning to look appetizing.
The writer of the passage above could most effectively improve the cohesion of the passage by:
- Answer✔linking ideas through the use of connecting words such as but, then, and as.
One way writers create cohesion is by using - Answer✔discourse markers such as conjunctions
and other connecting words
The primary distinction between spoken and written discourse in English is that written
discourse tends to: - Answer✔be more decontextualized.
Conversely, written discourse in English is usually produced by an individual writer who is
separated from his or her audience by time and space. - Answer✔This separation between
writer and audience makes written discourse more decontextualized than spoken discourse.
An English Language Learner (Student A) and a native-English-speaking classmate (Student B)
are having a conversation about a new television program that both students watched the
previous night.
STUDENT A: What you think of the show?
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