ENG1502 EXAMS SCRIPT UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔homonyms - ✔✔Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the
same way but have different meanings. (e.g. bank (embankment) and bank (place
where money is kept)).
✔✔heteronyms - ✔✔:two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but
differ in pronunciation (e.g. row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (r),
and row (a fight), pronounced (rou)).
✔✔homographs - ✔✔two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but
differ in meaning (e.g. tear (water from the eyes) tear (rip -apart)).
✔✔phoneme - ✔✔When studying the symbols at this level we don't call them letters or
alphabets, but phonemes.
✔✔B[i]g; br[i]ttle, b[u]sy; br[i]tain - ✔✔Short vowel [I]
✔✔D[e]sk; fr[ie]nd; w[ea]ther - ✔✔Short vowel [e]
✔✔C[a]t, l[a]nguage, ex[a]ctly - ✔✔Short vowel [æ]
✔✔H[o]t; acr[o]ss; c[o]ntinent - ✔✔Short vowel [ɑ]
✔✔B[oo]k, w[o]man, f[u]ll - ✔✔Short vowel [ʊ]
✔✔C[u]t; b[u]tter; c[o]lourful - ✔✔Short vowel [ʌ]
✔✔D[ay]; afr[ai]d; gr[ea]t - ✔✔Diphthong [ei]
✔✔Jul[y]; dec[i]de; b[u]y - ✔✔Diphthong [ɑi]
✔✔B[oy]; v[oi]ce; enj[oy] - ✔✔Diphthong [ɔi]
✔✔Cl[o]se; kn[o]w; m[o]ment - ✔✔Diphthong [əʊ]
✔✔T[o]wn; fl[o]wer; m[ou]ntain - ✔✔Diphthong [ɑʊ]
✔✔H[ea]r, h[ere]; app[ea]r - ✔✔Diphthong [iə]
✔✔H[ai]r; w[ea]r; p[a]rents - ✔✔Diphthong [eə]
✔✔S[ure], Jan[ua]ry - ✔✔Diphthong [ʊə]
, ✔✔Tr[ee]; p[eo]ple; pol[i]ce - ✔✔Long vowel [iː]
✔✔B[a]sketball; [a]sk; photogr[a]ph - ✔✔Long vowel [ɑː]
✔✔B[a]ll; blackb[oa]rd; d[au]ghter - ✔✔Long vowel [ɔː]
✔✔Bl[ue]; sch[oo]l; aftern[oo]n; n[oo]n - ✔✔Long vowel [uː]
✔✔B[u]rn; g[i]rl, pref[e]r - ✔✔Long vowel [ɜː]
✔✔[Sh]ip; Engli[sh]; musi[ci]an - ✔✔Special consonants [ʃ]
✔✔Lun[ch]; [ch]air; tea[ch]er - ✔✔Special consonants [tʃ]
✔✔Televi[s]ion; plea[s]ure - ✔✔Special consonants [ʒ]
✔✔Too[th]; [th]ink; bir[th]day - ✔✔Special consonants [θ]
✔✔[Th]is; wea[th]er; wi[th] - ✔✔Special consonants [ð]
✔✔[J]ohn; [J]enny; langua[g]e; lar[g]e - ✔✔Special consonants [dʒ]
✔✔Bri[ng]; lo[ng]; buildi[ng] - ✔✔Special consonants [ŋ]
✔✔Stress placement: agreement - ✔✔aGREEment
✔✔Stress placement argument - ✔✔ARgument
✔✔Stress Placement : the /increase/ in salary was adjusted - ✔✔INcrease
✔✔Stress placement: I will increase my premium with my insurance co. - ✔✔inCREAse:
stress on second syllable due to prefix (in, ex, dis, con)
✔✔Stress of a word is normally on the ___?___ syllable - ✔✔First
✔✔How many syllables: emotional - ✔✔E/mo/tio/nal
✔✔How many syllables: accompanied - ✔✔Ac/com/pa/nied
✔✔How many syllables: Orchestra - ✔✔Or/ches/tra
✔✔How many syllables: instrumental - ✔✔In/stru/men/tal
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔homonyms - ✔✔Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the
same way but have different meanings. (e.g. bank (embankment) and bank (place
where money is kept)).
✔✔heteronyms - ✔✔:two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but
differ in pronunciation (e.g. row (a series of objects arranged in a line), pronounced (r),
and row (a fight), pronounced (rou)).
✔✔homographs - ✔✔two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but
differ in meaning (e.g. tear (water from the eyes) tear (rip -apart)).
✔✔phoneme - ✔✔When studying the symbols at this level we don't call them letters or
alphabets, but phonemes.
✔✔B[i]g; br[i]ttle, b[u]sy; br[i]tain - ✔✔Short vowel [I]
✔✔D[e]sk; fr[ie]nd; w[ea]ther - ✔✔Short vowel [e]
✔✔C[a]t, l[a]nguage, ex[a]ctly - ✔✔Short vowel [æ]
✔✔H[o]t; acr[o]ss; c[o]ntinent - ✔✔Short vowel [ɑ]
✔✔B[oo]k, w[o]man, f[u]ll - ✔✔Short vowel [ʊ]
✔✔C[u]t; b[u]tter; c[o]lourful - ✔✔Short vowel [ʌ]
✔✔D[ay]; afr[ai]d; gr[ea]t - ✔✔Diphthong [ei]
✔✔Jul[y]; dec[i]de; b[u]y - ✔✔Diphthong [ɑi]
✔✔B[oy]; v[oi]ce; enj[oy] - ✔✔Diphthong [ɔi]
✔✔Cl[o]se; kn[o]w; m[o]ment - ✔✔Diphthong [əʊ]
✔✔T[o]wn; fl[o]wer; m[ou]ntain - ✔✔Diphthong [ɑʊ]
✔✔H[ea]r, h[ere]; app[ea]r - ✔✔Diphthong [iə]
✔✔H[ai]r; w[ea]r; p[a]rents - ✔✔Diphthong [eə]
✔✔S[ure], Jan[ua]ry - ✔✔Diphthong [ʊə]
, ✔✔Tr[ee]; p[eo]ple; pol[i]ce - ✔✔Long vowel [iː]
✔✔B[a]sketball; [a]sk; photogr[a]ph - ✔✔Long vowel [ɑː]
✔✔B[a]ll; blackb[oa]rd; d[au]ghter - ✔✔Long vowel [ɔː]
✔✔Bl[ue]; sch[oo]l; aftern[oo]n; n[oo]n - ✔✔Long vowel [uː]
✔✔B[u]rn; g[i]rl, pref[e]r - ✔✔Long vowel [ɜː]
✔✔[Sh]ip; Engli[sh]; musi[ci]an - ✔✔Special consonants [ʃ]
✔✔Lun[ch]; [ch]air; tea[ch]er - ✔✔Special consonants [tʃ]
✔✔Televi[s]ion; plea[s]ure - ✔✔Special consonants [ʒ]
✔✔Too[th]; [th]ink; bir[th]day - ✔✔Special consonants [θ]
✔✔[Th]is; wea[th]er; wi[th] - ✔✔Special consonants [ð]
✔✔[J]ohn; [J]enny; langua[g]e; lar[g]e - ✔✔Special consonants [dʒ]
✔✔Bri[ng]; lo[ng]; buildi[ng] - ✔✔Special consonants [ŋ]
✔✔Stress placement: agreement - ✔✔aGREEment
✔✔Stress placement argument - ✔✔ARgument
✔✔Stress Placement : the /increase/ in salary was adjusted - ✔✔INcrease
✔✔Stress placement: I will increase my premium with my insurance co. - ✔✔inCREAse:
stress on second syllable due to prefix (in, ex, dis, con)
✔✔Stress of a word is normally on the ___?___ syllable - ✔✔First
✔✔How many syllables: emotional - ✔✔E/mo/tio/nal
✔✔How many syllables: accompanied - ✔✔Ac/com/pa/nied
✔✔How many syllables: Orchestra - ✔✔Or/ches/tra
✔✔How many syllables: instrumental - ✔✔In/stru/men/tal
