i)in'sult (on the second syllable)
ii)'transfer (on the first syllable)
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It is late afternoon.There is a talk going on in the main hall,but you observe that quite a number of the members of the audience...
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It is late afternoon.There is a talk going on in the main hall,but you observe that quite a number of the members of the audience are restless or dozing.What could be the problem.
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Find five pairs of words that are pronounced the same in the following list.
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i)bury ii)moan iii)father iv)bred v)cut vi)cart vii)mud viii)ewe ix)sea x)mark xi)mourn xii)plane xiii)farther
xiv)you xv)berry xvi)bread xvii)see xviii)marque xix)mad
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Show the part you would stress in the following words.
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i)attendance
ii)constantly
iii)infant
iv)scholarship
v)acid
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Identify the silent letter in each of the following words.
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i)Castle ii)rapport iii)scheme iv)coup
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Mention any four things you must do before, during and after an interview.
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Mention any four things you must do before, during and after an interview.
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Read the poem below and answer the questions on it.
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Spider
I'm told that the spider
Has coiled up inside her
Enough silky material
To spin an aerial
One-way track
To the moon and back;
Whilst I
Cannot even catch a fly.
i)Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem.
ii)Explain two effects of rhyme in the poem.
iii)Line 5 and 6 contradict each other.How would you say these lines so as to bring out the contradiction.
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Imagine you have been invited to speak about the role of the youth in community leadership at the annual party of your youth group.
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i)Mention the things you would do to ensure that your speech is successful.
ii)Mention five non-verbal cues you would use to make the speech effective.
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Identify the odd one out in terms of pronunciation.
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i)bury, bug, bed
ii)insult, blood, salt
iii)abundant,pulpit, pun
iv)authority,gauge,audible
v)paid, said, set
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Classify this piece of oral literature.
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kinya kiri itina nikio kiigaga(kikuyu)
(A gourd with a botton places itself.)
a)classify this piece of oral literature.
b)How is the above item used.
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Give an example of the performance of a riddle.
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Give an example of the performance of a riddle.
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Identify four examples of onomatopoeia i this text.
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The car screeched to a sudden stop.This was followed by screams and howls as the passengers banged their heads against the seats in front of them or smashed through the windscreen........
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Identify three words in the following sentences where there is assonance.
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'Sokoya,'I said,'looking through the net of wrinkles into wise black pools of her eyes.'
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For each of the following state which part of the capitalized you would stress.
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i)The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism says the PROSPECT is good for the industry.
ii)Mohamed Ashad doesn't RESPECT authority.
iii)We MANAGED to reach home before midnight.
iv)There is no ACCESS to my bedroom through the main sitting room.
v)The police officer COMMANDED me to stop.
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For each of the words below,provide another word that is pronounced in the same way:
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i) here
ii) hymn
iii) hair
iv) die
v) key
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Indicate by using a stress mark which syllable of the word in capital is stressed to bring out the correct meaning of the word in...
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i)We do not PROTEST the seizure of land.
ii)English is not a SUBJECT for the faint hearted.
iii)The Maths CONTEST was a big challenge to us.
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Replace the capitalized phrasal verbs with other words of the same meaning.
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i)The chief Judge cannot be CORRUPTED.She is.............
ii)Mr Das behaves like a CHILD with his pet dog.He behaves.............in the park.
iii)The River and the Source has PLEASED immensely. It has given me great .......
IV)We need to MAINTAIN these machines.The principal told the parents that they would have to pay for the .........of the machines.
v)You must RESPECT the president of the republic,said the judge.The impetuous young man was then jailed for treating the president............
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Explain the difference in pairs between this pair of sentences.
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i)The thief ran so fast that I could not catch up with him.
ii)The thief ran fast so that I could not catch up with him.
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Rewrite the sentences below according to the instructions given after each.
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i)Because Rebecca was ill,the doctor advised her to stay at home.(Begin: Being......)
ii)My German teacher is going to Germany.She has got long leave.She want to be the official interpreter at the Kenyan Embassy in Berlin.(Rewrite as one sentence without using 'and' 'but' or 'so')
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Explain the meaning of the two sentences.
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i)I should have my way in this matter.
ii)I must have my way in this matter.
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Identify the capitalized subordinate clauses as noun,adjective,or adverb.
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i)The fact THAT KENYA IS A SOVEREIGN STATE is beside the point.
ii)Mr Aketch,WHO IS A LABORATORY TECHNICIAN,can help us.
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