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Give the steps any speaker should follow in preparation for presentation of speech.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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Determine whether rising or falling intonation is used in the sentences.
1.This music sounds good.
2.I love watching horror movies.
3.My sister’s name is Amina.
4.Blue is my favourite colour.
5.Is that tv good?
6.Do you like that movie?
7.Are you hungry?
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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Each word in the sentences below can be stressed to bring the meaning. What will be the meaning when each word is stressed?
1.I love your sister’s handwriting.
2.You came late today.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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Underline the part of the word in boldface you will stress in each of the following sentences.
1.The boy has been asked to de.sert the de.sert.
2.My handsome es.cortwilles.cort me to the dance.
3.After updating my re.sume, I will re.sume my job search.
4.They have to con.testin the annual Math con.test.
5.If you con.vict me, I will remain a con.vict for 5 years.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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The words that follow can be nouns or verbs depending on the stressed syllable. Use each as both the verb and noun in a single sentence.
1.Cement
2.Address
3.Permit
4.Content
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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1.Allan became a convert after deciding to convert to Christianity.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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1.Alex .... Larry went to school early.
2.My father went to the mall ..... bought us a ball
3.Will you eat beef ........ chicken?
4.Neither is Ann going to the party ....... is her brother
5.You can ....... take tea or...... milk
6................... is she a good student .......... a great dancer
7.The model walked majestically......... carefully.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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1.She will come _ six in the evening.
2.Alex will go to school _ Monday
3.She left the phone _ the counter.
4.He parked the car _ the pavement.
5.Before her death she was given medicine _ typhoid.
6.She came to the wedding reception _ plane.
7.He carried his child _ a wheelbarrow.
8.The child died _ cholera.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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a)Define satirical songs.
b)Give the characteristics of satirical songs.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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a)Name two forms of oral literature.
b)List the uses of a riddle
c)Give an example of a riddle
d)Give the riddling process of the riddle you have given.
Date posted:
October 16, 2018
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1.He ....... the job.
2.He .... lazy
3.Kenyan ...... for elections every five years.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Complete the sentences below with appropriate forms of personal pronouns.
1.If ...... give..... ....... address,will ........ write to .....?
2......... told .... ....... could go with .......
3.Mercy excused ........ for ........... ill behavior.
4.My father wants ........... to accompany ...... to Mombasa.
5.The dog aged .... tail on seeing .... master.
6.She told a friend of ... that ....... couldn't carry the box because ........... was too heavy for .......
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Use appropriate quantifiers to complete the sentences below.
1."........ club members turned up for the meeting."complained the chairman.
2.They didn't expect ............... but ....... attended.
3.There wasn't .............. room left for the visitor.
4............. teachers in Kenya live in their own houses.
5.There is ............food for everybody.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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State the function of the underlined nouns in the following sentences.
1. Mutua is the best student in our class.
2.Our teacher gave us a lot of homework.
3.The principal of Mwema school is cheerful.
4.July is usually rainy.
5.Most students in our class are friendly.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Complete the following sentences using the correct form of words given in the brackets.
1. Bakari failed due to his ....... (able) to understand the question.
2.The teacher showed ....... (bias)when he asked some students to get into the bus first.
3.Such ..............is unacceptable in the school compound.
4.The class teacher said that she would not tolerate .........in future(absent)
5. Jacinta appeared for the talk ..............(appropriate) dressed.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Write the following sentences in plural.
1.During the holiday,the boy looked after her grandmother's sheep.
2.The girl used to feed the goose whenever she found time.
3.The deserted house had a mouse which was eating stored grains.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Fill in the following blank spaces using the correct collective noun.
1.A .............. of players is practicing.
2.A ................ of sailors is fishing
3.A .....................of ladies is at the saloon.
4.A ........................of ship has left the port of Mombasa.
5.The thief was beaten by a ................. of people.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Use the nouns below to complete the sentences.
(pen,dishonesty,friend,country house.)
1. Serem was waiting under the tree near the ...............
2.Students placed their ............., books and sets on the tables.
3. Juma's ................ cost him dearly.
4.My ................... and I waved to my English teacher.
Date posted:
October 15, 2018
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Identify the adjectives and indicate whether they are in comparative form or superlative form.
a.Jean seems to be the most likely candidate for the office.
b.This bag is heavier than I expected.
c.These mangoes tastes sweeter than those we bought last week.
d.Nairobi is the largest city in Kenya.
e. Tana is the longest river in East Africa.
Date posted:
October 11, 2018
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a.Some footballers........ earning good money.
b.He .............. caught a thief stealing from the house.
c............. she divulge her secrets?
d.I .............. sing in the school choir.
e.We ....... really enjoyed the show.
Date posted:
October 11, 2018
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Put the correct present tense of the given verbs.
a.He (picnic) beside the river.
b.Our classroom (are)tidy.
c.Maria (tear) the packet of milk.
d.The sun always (shine)in Kenya.
Date posted:
October 11, 2018
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A Kikuyu lullaby
Who has beaten Irunngu in
my presence?
May he enclose his home with
thorny bushes.
His home cannot be be popular
Urururu! Irungu!
Stop crying our Irungu,
I will prepare fat and ointment for you.
I will give you bananas and gruel.
Urururu Irungu.
a.How would you classify this poem? Illustrate.
b.Who is the persona? Why?
c.What would you do to bring out the emotions and meaning of the poem?
d.What stylistic devices can you identify in the poem?
Date posted:
October 11, 2018
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Mother ,give me peas,I am
Going to sow
I go,I go,I go I go to sow.
If it had not been for Ketiezo
The wild vegetable,hunger
would have killed us
When you have meat,you grind
With a smile on your face
I go, I go,I go,I go to sow.
a.Classify the poem.
b.What is the persona's altitude towards work?
c.Is there any rhythm? What is the effect?
d.What makes this an oral poem?
e.How would you enhance performance of this song?
f.Paraphrase the poem above.
Date posted:
October 11, 2018
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a.They live................Naivasha.
b.The work began ............. the evening.
c.He was killed ........... the thugs.
d.The trailer rammed............. a tree.
e.They are very fond ........... their grandparents.
f.Our teachers are keen ...... our homework.
g.My parents are satisfied ............. my performance.
h.I will not part......... a single coin.
i.The cat sat ............ a kitchen dresser.
Date posted:
October 10, 2018
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a)Valerie clearly is the better reader of her five family members.
b)If you are talking of Ekiros,the Okirapas and the Opekus,the Ekiros as far as I am concerned are the better prepared.
c)The farmers awards are far,far handsomer than the teachers.
Date posted:
October 10, 2018
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a)The students had hardly got out of the class when the rain started.(Begin hardly.......)
b)My certificates have gone.Please help!(Begin:There....)
c)She had never seen such a beautiful flower vase.(Begin:Never......)
d)Keep quite.(Add a question tag)
e)I am your friend.(Add a question tag)
f)He visited us.(Rewrite as an interrogative)
g)He seldom goes to visit his people.(Begin seldom......)
h)The birds flew up in the sky.(Begin:Up the skies.......)
i)I could not climb the mountain for I was exhausted.(Begin:So.....)
j)Opala could not fail his exams under any circumstances.(Begin:Under no.....)
Date posted:
October 10, 2018
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Invert the following sentences.
a)The little rascals skipped away
b)The money disappeared lost in the veld.
c)We will surely go all the way to rescue the lost goat.
d)We can do so much more with the computer.
e)We must conserve our forest.
Date posted:
October 10, 2018
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For each of the following words below,write another word that is pronounced the same way but is spelt differently and has different meaning.
i)here
ii)bare
iii)forward
iv)threw
v)steak
vi)two
Date posted:
October 9, 2018
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You have been invited to an interview for a job,What are some of the things you require to do before and on the day of the interview in order to succeed.
Date posted:
October 9, 2018
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i)The stranger asked me where the shopping centre was.
ii)We told them that we had withdrawn money from the bank that day.
Date posted:
October 9, 2018