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JAMB UTME English 2013 past questions and answers

This 2013 JAMB UTME English set has 60 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2013 set with instant marking.

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1. Which syllable receives the primary stress in the word photograph?
  1. The first syllable
  2. The second syllable
  3. The third syllable
  4. The final syllable

Answer: A. The first syllable

Photograph is stressed on its first syllable: PHO-to-graph.

2. Which word contains the long vowel sound /i:/ as in see?
  1. sit
  2. seat
  3. set
  4. sat

Answer: B. seat

Seat contains the long /i:/ vowel sound.

3. Which word begins with the consonant sound /ʃ/ as in ship?
  1. chip
  2. sip
  3. shop
  4. zip

Answer: C. shop

Shop begins with the /ʃ/ sound.

4. When record is used as a noun, which syllable is normally stressed?
  1. The second syllable
  2. Both syllables equally
  3. The final sound only
  4. The first syllable

Answer: D. The first syllable

The noun record is normally stressed on its first syllable, unlike the verb record.

5. In the standard pronunciation of education, which syllable carries the main stress?
  1. The third syllable
  2. The first syllable
  3. The second syllable
  4. The final syllable

Answer: A. The third syllable

Education is pronounced with primary stress on the third syllable: ed-u-CA-tion.

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