TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER - PART 14

கல்விச்சோலை February 22, 2026

TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER | 1301-1400

Phonetics and Phonology

Voiced Fricatives: (v), (ð), (z), and (ʒ).
Voiceless Affricative: (tʃ).
Words with Voiced Affricative: Major, orange.
Silent 'r': The 'r' sound is completely silent when followed by a word starting with a consonant.
Pronounced Final 'r': In words like teacher and future, the final 'r' is only pronounced if the word is followed by a vowel.
Murmur Vowel (ə) at End Position: Examples include letter, better, and teacher.
Diphthongs Ending in (u): (əʊ) and (aʊ).

Organs of Speech and Voice Production

Important Cavities for Voice Production: The Pharyngeal cavity, Oral cavity, and Nasal cavity.
Passive Articulators: Organs of speech that are not movable.
Lungs' Function in Speech: They provide the necessary energy by initiating the airflow for sound production.
First Point of Airflow Modification: The larynx.
Vocal Cord Position (Glottis Open): Wide apart in a 'v' shape.
Voiced Sound Production: Occurs when vocal cords are loosely close, and air pressure forces them to vibrate.
Glottal Stops: Sounds that block the airflow and trap it in the chest cavity.
Example of Glottal Stop (Emphatic): The word anyone.
Anatomical Name for Teeth-Ridge: The Alveolum.
Anatomical Name for Soft Palate: The Velum.
Uvula Location: At the end of the soft palate (velum).
Nasalized Sounds Example: The vowels in the French words bon and vin.

Vowels and Syllables

Vowels as Syllables: Yes, vowels serve as the nucleus in a syllable and can stand alone.
Refining Tongue Height: Beyond close and open, tongue height can be further categorized as half-open and half-close.

Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs, Prepositions, and Collective Nouns

'ask for' (Phrasal Verb): Request.
'set up' (Phrasal Verb): Arrange.
'strive for' (Phrasal Verb): Struggle for.
'take off' (Phrasal Verb): Start.
'go on' (Phrasal Verb): Continue.
'carry out' (Phrasal Verb): Complete.
'reel off' (Phrasal Verb): Recite.
'look into' (Phrasal Verb): Examine.
Preposition for Farther Side: Behind.
Preposition for Presence/Movement in Front: Before.
Preposition for Prior Time/Person: After.
Highbrow: A person with intellectual or erudite tastes.
Mercenary: A person primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
Monastery: A building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
'in the course of' (Prepositional Phrase): While.
'ahead of' (Prepositional Phrase): Forward.
'fond of' (Prepositional Phrase): Having like for.
'in and around' (Prepositional Phrase): Ullum puramum (inside and outside).
'by the side of' (Prepositional Phrase): Near.
'in case of' (Prepositional Phrase): If.
'in contact with' (Prepositional Phrase): In touch with.
'on the basis of' (Prepositional Phrase): Based on.
Collective Noun for Bees: A school of bees.
Collective Noun for People: A crowd.
Collective Noun for Chairs: A stack.
Collective Noun for Pens: A band of pens.
Collective Noun for Colors: A band of colours.
"A pile of _______": Books.

Grammar and Usage

Passive Voice Conversion: "They will do the work and inform me" $\rightarrow$ The work will be done and informed to me by them.
Active Voice Conversion: "The doctor will be consulted and paid by me" $\rightarrow$ I shall consult the doctor and pay him.
Passive Voice Conversion: "The boys are eating oranges" $\rightarrow$ Oranges are being eaten by the boys.
Active Voice Conversion: "They are being beaten and scolded by me" $\rightarrow$ I am beating and scolding them.
Indirect Speech: Vinoth said, "I would try it." $\rightarrow$ Vinoth said that he would try it.
Indirect Speech: Sophia said, "They had better go." $\rightarrow$ Sophia said that they had better go.
Tense in Indirect Speech (If-Clauses): The tense for if-clauses like "If I tidied my room..." remains the same (e.g., "if he tidied his room...").
Indirect Speech (Question): The teacher said to Mohan, "Why were you absent to school yesterday?" $\rightarrow$ The teacher asked Mohan why he had been absent to school the previous day.
Tense Completion: "Anna was tired because she had been working all day."
Tense Completion: "Ron and Sophie haven't visited their grandmother's home since college days."
Tense Identification: "Last night, I read an entire novel" is in the Simple Past Tense.
Tense Correction: "He has come back last night." $\rightarrow$ He came back last night.
Modal Completion: "Had you obeyed orders this disaster would not have happened."
Modal Completion: "He ought to have sent the message immediately rather than delaying its dispatch."
Article Completion: "He is a one eyed man."
Comparative Degree Completion: "Akbar had a longer reign than Babar."
Part of Speech: 'nonchalantly' in "Sameer answered our questions nonchalantly" is an Adverb.
Sentence with Gerund: "He found that parking was difficult."
Tense for General Statements (Past, Present, Future): Simple present tense.
Part of Speech: 'watering' in "He is watering the flower garden" is a Verb.
Grammatical Category: "Somebody" in "Somebody will pay for this" is a Singular indefinite pronoun.
Tense Correction: "John is ill for five weeks" $\rightarrow$ John has been ill for five weeks.

Writing, Literature, and Education

Figure of Speech: "Art is long and time is fleeting" uses Litotes.
Element of Good Writing (Length): Brevity in expression.
Element of Good Writing (Logic): Clarity, consistency, and coherence.
Action Research Report Characterization: The report should be accurate and objective.
Written Discourse for School Address: A notice.
Classification of Teaching: Professional.
Easiest Method to Teach 'Pat': Showing the action of 'patting'.
Purpose of 'Pair-Work': To improve pupils' communication skills.
Source for Effective Report Facts: Authentic sources.
Prose in Literature: Generally considered Factual.
'e-mail' Abbreviation: Electronic mail.