SS1 English Language Third Term Quiz 2

What is the description of the vowel /əu/?

• The shape of the lips changes from neutral to a rounded position.

• The tongue glide starts at a point between the centre and the back with a closing movement of the lower jaw.

• The glide begins with the centre of the tongue and moves to a position between the centre and the back with a slight closing movement of the lower jaw.

• The tongue glide starts at a point between the centre and the back with a closing movement of the lower jaw.

What is the spelling symbol for the vowel /əu/?

• ow

• au

• ea

• ch

What is the description of the vowel /au/?

• The tongue glide starts at a point between the centre and the back with a closing movement of the lower jaw.

• The glide begins with the centre of the tongue and moves to a position between the centre and the back with a slight closing movement of the lower jaw.

• The shape of the lips changes from neutral to a rounded position.

• The tongue glide starts at a point between the centre and the back with a closing movement of the lower jaw.

What is the spelling symbol for the vowel /au/?

• ow

• au

• ea

• ch

What is the meaning of a noun clause?

• A group of words that has a subject and predicate which can take the function of an adjective in a sentence.

• A group of words that has a subject and predicate which can take the function of a verb in a sentence.

• A group of words that has a subject and predicate which can take the function of a noun in a sentence.

• A group of words that has a subject and a verb.

What is the function of a subject clause?

• Occurs to the right of the verb and refers to the same person or thing as the subject.

• Precedes the verb in a sentence.

• Follows transitive verbs.

• Connected to some other element in a sentence by means of a preposition.

What is the definition of a formal letter?

• A letter written to a teacher.

• A letter written to a friend or family member.

• A letter in which the relationship between the writer and the receiver is purely official.

• A letter written to a colleague at work.

What are the features of formal letters?

• Address of the writer, address of the addressee, the date, the salutation, the body, the complimentary close, the signature.

• Address of the writer, address of the addressee, the date, the salutation, the body, the complimentary close, the full name of the writer.

• Address of the writer, address of the addressee, the date, the salutation, the body, the signature, the full name of the writer.

• Address of the writer, address of the addressee, the date, the salutation, the body, the complimentary close, the signature, the full name of the writer.

What is the convention for the salutation in a formal letter?

• 'Dear Sir' for a female officer and 'Dear Madam' for a male officer.

• 'Hello' for any officer.

• 'Dear Sir' for a male officer and 'Dear Madam' for a female officer.

• 'Dear' for a male officer and 'Madam' for a female officer.

What is the official close of a formal letter?

• 'Yours truly,'

• 'Yours faithfully,'

• 'Yours sincerely,'

• 'Best regards,'