FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ON DICTION FOR JSS1 NEW

Pronounce the following words correctly.

a. Teacher b. Market c. Nurse d. Built e. Journey f. Vision g. Promoted h. Learn i. Celebrate j. Fortune

2. Give 5 differences between /υ/ and /υ:/

a. ___________________ a. __________________ b. ___________________ b. __________________ c. ___________________ c. __________________ d. ___________________ d. __________________ e. __________________ e. __________________

3. Give 5 differences between /І/ and /i:/

/I/ /i:/ a. ___________________ a. __________________ b. ___________________ b. __________________ c. ___________________ c. __________________ d. ___________________ d. __________________ e. __________________ e. __________________

SECTION B

4. Using the following vowel sound /a: /, /۸/, /υ/, /υ:/, /I:/, /æ/, /e/, / /∂/, /ʒ:/, / /:כ /כ Underling the appropriate vowel sound in the underlined words.

Example: Bird, Nurse, Girl, and Shirt (a) / ʒ:/ (b) /۸/ (c) /כּ:/ (d) /e/ (d) /∂/

1. Market, Sister, Pit, Give (a) /i:/ (b) I (c) /æ/ (d) /۸/ (e) / /:כ

2. Call, Talk, Ball Walk (a) /۸/ (b) I (c) /כּ:/ (d) /כּ/ (e) /∂/

3. Some, Love, Hungry, Come (a) /∂/ (b) /۸/ (c) /e/ (d) /æ/ (e) / /:כ

4. See, Meat, Sea, Mean (a) /۸/ (b) /∂/ (c) /i:/ (d) /I/ (e) /e/

5. Burn, Burden, Perfect, Skirt, (a) /۸/ (b) /æ/ (c) /e/ (d) / ʒ:/ (e) /∂/

6. Set, Let, Bet, Get (a) /∂/ (b) /e/ (c) /۸/ (d) /υ/ (e) /ɒ/

7. Soon, Moon, School, Pool (a) /:כ/ (b) /υ:/ (c) / υ/ (d) /۸/ (e) /æ/

8. Cat, Mat, Man,pat

9. Among, Sister, About, Ago (a) /∂/ (b) /e/ (c) / כ/ (d) /כ:/ (e) /æ/

10. Look, Cook, Book, and Took (a) /υ:/ (b) /υ/ (c) /:כ/ (d) /ɒ/ (e) /۸/

5. a e i o u are vowel sounds