TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER | 1201-1300
Phonetics and Phonology
- Voiced Consonants: Consonants like /b/, /c/, /g/, and /z/ are classified as voiced sounds.
- Voiceless Consonants: Sounds such as /p/, /t/, /s/, and /f/ are considered voiceless sounds.
- Identifying Voiced Sounds (Throat Test): To determine a voiced sound, place your hand over your throat while pronouncing the sound; you will feel a vibration.
- Identifying Voiced Sounds (Ear Test): A voiced sound can also be identified by putting a finger in each ear to listen for a buzzing sound.
- Hard Palate: The Hard Palate is the bony arch that forms the roof of the mouth.
- Velic Closure: When the soft palate is raised to touch the back of the throat, the air passage through the nose is completely blocked.
- Oral Sounds: Sounds produced with the velic closure are known as Oral sounds.
- Nasal Airflow: When the soft palate is lowered and the oral passage is closed, the air is forced to escape through the nose.
- Nasalized Sounds: A sound is considered a nasalized sound if air escapes partly through the mouth and partly through the nose.
- Front Vowels: For Front Vowels, the front part of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate.
- Back Vowels: For Back vowels, the back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate.
- Central Vowels: The centre of the tongue is raised for Central vowels.
- Definition of Phonetics: The study of speech sounds is called Phonetics.
- Phonetic Transcription for 'bird': /b3:d/
- Phonetic Transcription for 'child': /tʃaild/
- Phonetic Transcription for 'truck': /tr^k/
- Phonetic Symbol - Voiceless Palato-alveolar Affricate: /tʃ/
- Phonetic Symbol - Voiced Velar Stop: /g/
- Phonetic Symbol - Voiceless Labio-dental Fricative: /f/
- Phonetic Symbol - Voiced Bilabial Nasal: /m/
- Pronunciation of 'r' (Silent): In the sentence, "I like my teacher," the 'r' is silent.
- Pronunciation of 'r' (Sounded): In the sentence, "My teacher is friendly," the 'r' is sounded.
- Meaning of 'fascinated': Interested.
- Meaning of 'serene': Calm.
- Meaning of 'endure': Suffer.
- Suffix for 'examine'/'examinate' (Noun): -ion (e.g., examination)
- Suffix for 'abi' to 'ability': -lity.
- 'go into': Enter.
- 'leave for': Go to.
- 'carry on': Continue.
- 'make use of': Use.
- 'turn into': Change.
- 'along with': Together with.
- 'with reference to': By referring to.
- 'in the course of': While.
- 'on top of': At the peak/highest point.
- 'ahead of': Forward.
- 'fond of': Having like for.
- 'in and around': Within and in the vicinity.
- 'in search of': Searching.
- 'by the side of': Near.
- 'in course of': In process of.
- 'as a result of': Consequently.
- 'in case of': If.
- Correction of "Neither Ram nor his friends knows the answer": Neither Ram nor his friends know the answer. (Subject-Verb Agreement)
- Correction of "As the child fell down so it started crying": As the child fell down, it started crying. (Correlative Conjunction)
- Correction of "I am absent yesterday": I was absent yesterday. (Tense)
- Correction of "A lot of questions has been omitted": A lot of questions have been omitted. (Subject-Verb Agreement)
- Correction of "The deer runs fastly": The deer run fast. (Adverb/Plural Noun)
- Correction of "We discussed about the water problem": We discussed the water problem. (Redundant Preposition)
- Conditional Type: "If the driver had been alert...": Third type, past unfulfilled.
- Best fit for "I always keep ___ money in my wallet": Some.
- Article for "'What is that noise?' I think it is ___ airplane": An.
- Tense Change for Universal Truths: No, the tense does not change when reporting a universal truth.
- Change for Modals 'would', 'might', 'should': They do not change.
- Change for 'would rather' and 'had better': No, the tense does not change.
- "In the world's broad field of battle": Metaphor.
- "Life is real! Life is earnest.": Alliteration.
- OPAC (Library Context): Online Public Access Catalogue.
- Purpose of 'skimming': To identify the main ideas of a text.
- Instant Electronic Medium: E-mail.
- Combination of Language Teaching Approaches: Eclectic approach.
- Vehicle of Communication with Voice and Pitch: Body language.
- Factual Descriptions of an Event: Factual, and they are called reports.
- Animals that 'squeak': Guinea pigs, Hamsters, and Tapirs.
- Cry of a donkey: Bray.
- Cry of a bat: Screech.
- Animal that 'laughs': Hyena.
- Sound flies make: Buzz.
- Home of a rat: A hole.
- Home of a pig: A sty.
- Home of a cow: A shed.
- Home of an ant: An ant-hill.
- Young of a bear, tiger, or fox: A cub.
- Young of a horse: A colt.
- Offspring of a hen: A chicken or chick.
- Group of lions: A pride of lions.
- Group of cows: A herd of cows.
- Group of people: A crowd.
- Group of chicks: A brood.
- Group of flowers: A bouquet of flowers.
- British 'jam' (American): Jelly.
- British 'post' (American): Mail.
- British 'taxi' (American): Cab.
- British 'tap' (American): Faucet.
- National Youth Day: January 12.
- International Women's Day: March 8.
- World Day for Water: March 22.
- World Health Day: April 7.
- Tense of "Why are you making a noise?": Present continuous tense.
- Tense of "It had been raining": Past perfect continuous tense.
- "She has done the work" in Simple Present Tense: "She does the work".
- Part of Speech of 'Such' in "Such questions should not be asked": Demonstrative adjective.
- Part of Speech of 'himself' in "He hurt himself": Reflexive pronoun.
- Part of Speech of 'Athletics' in "Athletics is his favourite sport": Noun.
- Part of Speech of 'one another' in "All the officers should respect one another": Pronoun.
- Part of Speech of 'detail' in "I want to hear the story in detail": Noun.
- Part of Speech of 'whether' in "I doubt whether she will meet him": Conjunction.
- Tense of "Many Indians have settled abroad in recent years": Present perfect tense.
- Correct Question Tag for "None of us knew the way": "did we?"
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