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This section includes 196 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Professional Communication knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the deviceof Immediate Constituent analysis are: |
| A. | leonard bloomfield & noam chomsky |
| B. | leonard bloomfield & max-muller |
| C. | max-muller & herman gundert |
| D. | edward sapir & ferdinand de saussure |
| Answer» B. leonard bloomfield & max-muller | |
| 52. |
------is the process by which new words are coined by combining thesegments of two different words. |
| A. | portmanteau |
| B. | onomatopoeia |
| C. | clipping |
| D. | metanalysis |
| Answer» B. onomatopoeia | |
| 53. |
-----is a method of word formation whereby on or more syllables areremoved from longer words. |
| A. | portmanteau |
| B. | onomatopoeia |
| C. | clipping |
| D. | metanalysis |
| Answer» D. metanalysis | |
| 54. |
The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of----- |
| A. | portmanteau |
| B. | onomatopoeia |
| C. | clipping |
| D. | metanalysis |
| Answer» D. metanalysis | |
| 55. |
The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ------ |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | morpheme signaling third person singular. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is ------- |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | past morpheme |
| Answer» B. plural morpheme | |
| 57. |
The –en in strengthen is a---- |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | verb forming morpheme. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
The final /t/ in walked is ------ |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | past morpheme |
| Answer» D. past morpheme | |
| 59. |
The –or in actor is |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | noun forming morpheme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
The –s in ‘john’s’ is ----- |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | past morpheme |
| Answer» C. possessive morpheme | |
| 61. |
The –s in ‘boys’ is ------- |
| A. | an adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | plural morpheme |
| C. | possessive morpheme |
| D. | past morpheme |
| Answer» B. plural morpheme | |
| 62. |
The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and‘boxes’ are instances of ------- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | allomorphs |
| C. | minimal pairs |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. allomorphs | |
| 63. |
The final sounds /t/, /d/, and /id/ in the words packed, bagged andpatted are instances of----- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | allomorphs |
| C. | minimal pairs |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. allomorphs | |
| 64. |
The form ‘dog’ is a -----morpheme. |
| A. | a free morpheme |
| B. | free variation |
| C. | bound morpheme |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. free variation | |
| 65. |
Morpheme alternants are called---- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | allomorphs |
| C. | minimal pairs |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. minimal pairs | |
| 66. |
The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ------ |
| A. | a free morpheme |
| B. | free variation |
| C. | bound morpheme |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 67. |
A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language iscalled----- |
| A. | syllable |
| B. | phoneme |
| C. | morpheme |
| D. | allomorph |
| Answer» D. allomorph | |
| 68. |
How many classes of morphemes can be identified in a language |
| A. | only one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 69. |
-------is concerned with the selection and organization of speechsounds in a language |
| A. | phonology |
| B. | morphology |
| C. | semantics |
| D. | syntax |
| Answer» B. morphology | |
| 70. |
How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed? |
| A. | only one |
| B. | two |
| C. | innumerable |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. innumerable | |
| 71. |
/m/ is a -------consonant |
| A. | bilabial |
| B. | bilabial-nasal |
| C. | velar |
| D. | glottal |
| Answer» C. velar | |
| 72. |
IPA stands for----- |
| A. | inter national phonetic alphabet |
| B. | international phonetic association |
| C. | both ‘a’ & ‘b’ |
| D. | neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’ |
| Answer» D. neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’ | |
| 73. |
The term--------refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or evenwords in continuous speech |
| A. | alliteration |
| B. | assonance |
| C. | elision |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 74. |
--------refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining tosentences. |
| A. | intonation |
| B. | stress |
| C. | pitch |
| D. | juncture. |
| Answer» B. stress | |
| 75. |
------refers to the phenomenon of pauses in speech. |
| A. | stress |
| B. | pitch |
| C. | intonation |
| D. | juncture. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
---------is the accent on certain words within the a sentence |
| A. | semantics |
| B. | syntax |
| C. | sentence-stress |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 77. |
How many stressed are generally marked |
| A. | only one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 78. |
-------is the degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered. |
| A. | stress |
| B. | pitch |
| C. | intonation |
| D. | juncture |
| Answer» B. pitch | |
| 79. |
Stress is used for the sake of ------- |
| A. | emphasis |
| B. | loudness |
| C. | double meaning |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. loudness | |
| 80. |
----------are also called prosodic features. |
| A. | suprasegmentals |
| B. | morphemes |
| C. | allomorphs |
| D. | allophones |
| Answer» B. morphemes | |
| 81. |
--------are also called secondary phonemes |
| A. | suprasegmentals |
| B. | morphemes |
| C. | allomorphs |
| D. | allophones |
| Answer» B. morphemes | |
| 82. |
The final /n/ in the words ‘sudden’ and ‘mutton’ are --------- |
| A. | syllabic consonants |
| B. | sibilants |
| C. | suffixes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sibilants | |
| 83. |
The final /m/ in the word ‘Prism’ is an instance of ------ |
| A. | syllabic consonants |
| B. | sibilants |
| C. | suffixes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sibilants | |
| 84. |
The final /l/ in the words ‘bottle’, ‘cattle’ and ‘little’ are examples of ---- |
| A. | syllabic consonants |
| B. | sibilants |
| C. | suffixes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sibilants | |
| 85. |
Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called---- |
| A. | syllabic consonants |
| B. | sibilants |
| C. | suffixes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sibilants | |
| 86. |
The present-tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past-tense which ispronounced as ‘red’ is an example of----- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The word ‘bank’ in ‘on the banks on the river’ and ‘banks are financialinstitutions’ is called a------ |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» D. homonyms | |
| 88. |
-----------is used to designate words pronounced differently thoughidentically. |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can beunderstood in more than one way. They are called------- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» D. homonyms | |
| 90. |
The term---------is used to designate words which are spelt differentlybut pronounced alike and which are different in meaning. |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» C. homographs | |
| 91. |
The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme arecalled------- |
| A. | allophones |
| B. | homophones |
| C. | homographs |
| D. | homonyms |
| Answer» B. homophones | |
| 92. |
The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called----- |
| A. | semi-vowels |
| B. | laterals |
| C. | sibilants |
| D. | trills. |
| Answer» B. laterals | |
| 93. |
The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a------- |
| A. | trill |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | frictionless continuant |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» B. lateral | |
| 94. |
Semi-vowels are also known as---- |
| A. | approximants |
| B. | laterals |
| C. | sibilants |
| D. | trills |
| Answer» B. laterals | |
| 95. |
/m/ and /n/ are called---- |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» D. semi-vowel | |
| 96. |
How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language? |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» C. four | |
| 97. |
How many nasal sounds are there in the Malayalam language? |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The consonant /s/ is called ---- |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» B. lateral | |
| 99. |
/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for ------- |
| A. | plosives |
| B. | affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | trill |
| Answer» B. affricates | |
| 100. |
The consonant /l/ is called ------ |
| A. | sibilant |
| B. | lateral |
| C. | nasal |
| D. | semi-vowel |
| Answer» C. nasal | |