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Question 81

jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

xenophobia?

AXEnophobia

BxeNOphobia

CxenoPHObia

DxenophoBIA

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Question 82

jamb 2008

Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables.

Abachelor

Bforget

Ccement

Dago

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Question 83

jamb 2008

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Adistress

Bcontrol

Cbottom

Dreport

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Question 84

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

judge?

Ameasure

Bgeneral

Cpressure

Dgrace

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Question 85

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

chateau?

Achart

Bchurch

Cchampagne

Dchemical

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Question 86

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

thatch?

Aclothing

Bmother

Cthen

Dmethod

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Question 87

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Waist?

Afete

Bsays

Cplait

Dbreakfast

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Question 88

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Shirt?

Ashut

Bshade

Csurf

Dshed

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Question 89

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Cooled

Acold

Bcould

Ccourt

Dyou

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Question 90

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

He ........ the picture on the table?

Alaid

Blay

Clied

Dlain

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Question 91

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

By the end of this month, ...... for years in this school?

AI will study

BI will have been studying

CI am studying

DI had been studying

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Question 92

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Uncle Ochai now has enough money to complete his ......... building?

Atwo storey

Btwo-storeyed

Ctwo-story

Dtwo storeyed

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Question 93

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

They have had their debt written ...... by their creditors?

Adown

Bon

Cup

Doff

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Question 94

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

You don't like Mathematics, ...... you?

Ado

Bdon't

Ccan't

Dcan

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Question 95

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The condition of the room was so .....so i went outside?

Aintolerant

Bintolerable

Cinconstant

Dinvariable

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Question 96

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

You must practice in order to ...... perfection?

Aobtain

Bhave

Cget

Dachieve

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Question 97

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

If you are not careful, you would ....... your money?

Aloss

Blose

Cloose

Dlost

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Question 98

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

The hotel lacks the ....... for accommodating so many guests?

Aability

Bcapability

Ccapacity

Dcompetence

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Question 99

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

He brought a ...... against his neighbour?

Acomplaint

Bcomplains

Ccomplain

Dcomplaining

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Question 100

jamb 2008

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

....... of the students turned up, so the lecture was cancelled?

Afew

Blittle

CA few

DA little

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