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JAMB UTME English 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 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 2015 set with instant marking.

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Sample JAMB UTME English 2015 questions

1. Which word contains the same vowel sound as the vowel in 'seat'?
  1. machine
  2. head
  3. give
  4. great

Answer: A. machine

Machine has the long /i:/ vowel heard in seat, while the other words have different vowel sounds.

2. Which word begins with the same consonant sound as 'judge'?
  1. goat
  2. giant
  3. yacht
  4. choir

Answer: B. giant

Giant begins with the voiced affricate /dʒ/, the same initial sound as judge.

3. Which word ends with the same consonant sound as 'laugh'?
  1. dough
  2. plough
  3. cough
  4. though

Answer: C. cough

The final sound in both laugh and cough is /f/.

4. In the standard pronunciation of 'examination', which syllable carries the primary stress?
  1. the first syllable
  2. the second syllable
  3. the third syllable
  4. the fourth syllable

Answer: D. the fourth syllable

Examination is pronounced with primary stress on the fourth syllable, na.

5. Which word has its primary stress on the third syllable?
  1. photographic
  2. photograph
  3. photographer
  4. photography

Answer: A. photographic

Photographic is stressed on graph, its third syllable.

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