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Here are 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from Serial No. 41 to 60 designed for AP DSC 2025 Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) aspirants, based on the English syllabus: Pronunciation – Sounds – Use of Dictionary (Class III to VIII, up to Class X difficulty level).
41. Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?
A) Know
B) Kite
C) Kind
D) Keep
Answer: A) Know
42. The word "photograph" has primary stress on which syllable?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) None
Answer: A) First
43. The sound /Κ/ is heard in which word?
A) Sheep
B) Cheap
C) Deep
D) Sleep
Answer: A) Sheep
44. What is the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in "cat"?
A) /ΙΛ/
B) /æ/
C) /eΙͺ/
D) /Ι/
Answer: B) /æ/
45. In the word psychology, the letter 'p' is:
A) Pronounced
B) Silent
C) Doubled
D) Aspirated
Answer: B) Silent
46. The word honest has a silent:
A) H
B) E
C) S
D) T
Answer: A) H
47. The correct pronunciation of “education” contains which of the following sounds?
A) /dΚ/
B) /Κ/
C) /tΚ/
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
48. The word "knife" contains how many syllables?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: A) 1
49. Which of these contains the diphthong /aΙͺ/?
A) Fine
B) Fan
C) Fun
D) Fat
Answer: A) Fine
50. A dictionary entry typically includes all of the following except:
A) Pronunciation
B) Word origin
C) Weather report
D) Meaning
Answer: C) Weather report
51. Which of the following sounds is voiceless?
A) /b/
B) /v/
C) /s/
D) /m/
Answer: C) /s/
52. Which part of a dictionary helps understand how a word is pronounced?
A) Entry word
B) Phonetic transcription
C) Example sentence
D) Word class
Answer: B) Phonetic transcription
53. The IPA symbol /θ/ represents the sound in:
A) That
B) Thin
C) Then
D) Them
Answer: B) Thin
54. Which word contains a short vowel sound?
A) Sit
B) Site
C) Sight
D) Cite
Answer: A) Sit
55. The stress in the word “photographer” is on the:
A) First syllable
B) Second syllable
C) Third syllable
D) Last syllable
Answer: C) Third syllable
56. The correct phonetic symbol for the schwa sound is:
A) /Ι/
B) /eΙͺ/
C) /ΙΛ/
D) /uΛ/
Answer: A) /Ι/
57. What is the correct pronunciation of the final sound in breathe?
A) /θ/
B) /ð/
C) /d/
D) /t/
Answer: B) /ð/
58. The word receipt has a silent:
A) R
B) E
C) P
D) T
Answer: D) T
59. A dictionary is most useful for:
A) Writing poems
B) Checking spelling, pronunciation and meanings
C) Reading stories
D) Drawing diagrams
Answer: B) Checking spelling, pronunciation and meanings
60. Which of the following is not a diphthong?
A) /aΙͺ/
B) /eΙ/
C) /u:/
D) /ΙΙͺ/
Answer: C) /u:/
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