English Literature MCQs

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Allomorphs

Option C: Morpheme variants

Option D: Minimal pairs

Correct Answer: Allophones ✔

Option A: To account by its rules for the infinite sentences of a language

Option B: To be explicit about the grammaticality of sentences

Option C: To predict all and the only possible grammatical sentences of a language

Option D: All the above.

Correct Answer: All the above. ✔

Option A: Chomsky’s “Syntactic Structures”

Option B: Chomsky’s “Aspects of the theory of Syntax”

Option C: Leonard Bloomfield’s “Language”

Option D: Both “a’ & “b”

Correct Answer: Both “a’ & “b” ✔

Option A: Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky

Option B: Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller

Option C: Max__Muller & Herman Gundert

Option D: Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure

Correct Answer: Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky ✔

Option A: Portmanteau

Option B: Onomatopoeia

Option C: Clipping

Option D: Metanalysis

Correct Answer: Clipping ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Morpheme signaling third person singular.

Correct Answer: Morpheme signaling third person singular. ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Noun forming morpheme

Correct Answer: Noun forming morpheme ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Past morpheme

Correct Answer: Possessive morpheme ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Past morpheme

Correct Answer: An adjective forming morpheme ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Allomorphs

Option C: Minimal pairs

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Allomorphs ✔

Option A: A free morpheme

Option B: Free variation

Option C: Bound morpheme

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: A free morpheme ✔

Option A: Syllable

Option B: Phoneme

Option C: Morpheme

Option D: Allomorph

Correct Answer: Morpheme ✔

Option A: Bilabial

Option B: Bilabial__nasal

Option C: Velar

Option D: Glottal

Correct Answer: Bilabial ✔

Option A: Only one

Option B: Two

Option C: Innumerable

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Two ✔

Option A: Alliteration

Option B: Assonance

Option C: Elision

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Elision ✔

Option A: Stress

Option B: Pitch

Option C: Intonation

Option D: JuncturE.

Correct Answer: JuncturE. ✔

Option A: Only one

Option B: Two

Option C: Three

Option D: Four

Correct Answer: Two ✔

Option A: Stress

Option B: Pitch

Option C: Intonation

Option D: Juncture

Correct Answer: Stress ✔

Option A: Suprasegmentals

Option B: Morphemes

Option C: Allomorphs

Option D: Allophones

Correct Answer: Suprasegmentals ✔

Option A: Syllabic consonants

Option B: Sibilants

Option C: Suffixes

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Syllabic consonants ✔

Option A: Syllabic consonants

Option B: Sibilants

Option C: Suffixes

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Syllabic consonants ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Homophones

Option C: Homographs

Option D: Homonyms

Correct Answer: Homographs ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Homophones

Option C: Homographs

Option D: Homonyms

Correct Answer: Homonyms ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Homophones

Option C: Homographs

Option D: Homonyms

Correct Answer: Homophones ✔

Option A: Semi__vowels

Option B: Laterals

Option C: Sibilants

Option D: Trills.

Correct Answer: Semi__vowels ✔

Option A: Two

Option B: Three

Option C: Four

Option D: Five

Correct Answer: Three ✔

Option A: Trill

Option B: Lateral

Option C: Frictionless continuant

Option D: Semi__vowel

Correct Answer: Trill ✔

Option A: Sibilant

Option B: Lateral

Option C: Nasal

Option D: Semi__vowel

Correct Answer: Sibilant ✔

Option A: Plosives

Option B: Affricates

Option C: fricatives

Option D: Trill

Correct Answer: fricatives ✔

Option A: Plosives

Option B: Affricates

Option C: fricatives

Option D: Trill

Correct Answer: Affricates ✔

Option A: The falling

Option B: The rising

Option C: The fall__rise

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The fall__rise ✔

Option A: The falling

Option B: The rising

Option C: The fall__rise

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The rising ✔

Option A: The falling

Option B: The rising

Option C: The fall__rise

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The falling ✔

Option A: The falling

Option B: The rising

Option C: The fall__rise

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The falling ✔

Option A: The falling

Option B: The rising

Option C: The fall__rise

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The falling ✔

Option A: Progressive

Option B: Regressive

Option C: Reciprocal

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Progressive ✔

Option A: Progressive

Option B: regressive

Option C: reciprocal

Option D: Regressive

Correct Answer: reciprocal ✔

Option A: Progressive

Option B: Regressive

Option C: Reciprocal

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Regressive ✔

Option A: Supra__segmental phonemes

Option B: Secondary phonemes

Option C: Prosodic features

Option D: All the above.

Correct Answer: All the above. ✔

Option A: Palato__alveolar

Option B: Palatal

Option C: Velar

Option D: Bilabial

Correct Answer: Palato__alveolar ✔

Option A: Dental

Option B: Labio__dental

Option C: Bilabial

Option D: Alveolar

Correct Answer: Labio__dental ✔

Option A: Glottal

Option B: Velar

Option C: Palatal

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Glottal ✔

Option A: Post__alveolar

Option B: Palate__alveolar

Option C: Palatal

Option D: Velar

Correct Answer: Post__alveolar ✔

Option A: Post__alveolar

Option B: Palate__alveolar

Option C: Palatal

Option D: Velar

Correct Answer: Palatal ✔

Option A: Dental

Option B: Labio__dental

Option C: Bilabial

Option D: Alveolar

Correct Answer: Dental ✔

Option A: Dental

Option B: Bilabial

Option C: Labio__dental

Option D: Alveolar

Correct Answer: Bilabial ✔

Option A: Syllable

Option B: Stress

Option C: Intonation

Option D: Pitch.

Correct Answer: Syllable ✔

Option A: Diphthongs

Option B: Triphthongs

Option C: Semi__vowels

Option D: Minimal pairs

Correct Answer: Minimal pairs ✔

Option A: Triaphthong

Option B: Triaphone

Option C: Triphthong

Option D: Triology

Correct Answer: Triphthong ✔

Option A: Phonology

Option B: Morphology

Option C: Syntax

Option D: Semantics

Correct Answer: Semantics ✔

Option A: Philology

Option B: Phonology

Option C: Phonetics

Option D: linguistics

Correct Answer: linguistics ✔

Option A: Smog

Option B: UNESCO

Option C: Buzz

Option D: edit

Correct Answer: Buzz ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Acronym

Option C: Re__duplicates

Option D: Conversion

Correct Answer: Re__duplicates ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Portmanteau

Option C: Derivation

Option D: Clipping.

Correct Answer: Clipping. ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Portmanteau

Option C: Derivation

Option D: Backformation

Correct Answer: Compounding ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Portmanteau

Option C: Derivation

Option D: Clipping.

Correct Answer: Clipping. ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Portmanteau

Option C: Derivation

Option D: Backformation

Correct Answer: Derivation ✔

Option A: Compounding

Option B: Portmanteau

Option C: Derivation

Option D: Backformation.

Correct Answer: Compounding ✔

Option A: Lateral plosion

Option B: Alveolar plosion

Option C: Nasal plosion

Option D: Incomplete plosion.

Correct Answer: Lateral plosion ✔

Option A: Bilabial plosion

Option B: Alveolar plosion

Option C: Nasal plosion

Option D: Incomplete plosion.

Correct Answer: Incomplete plosion. ✔

Option A: /p/ & /b/

Option B: /m/ & /v/

Option C: /t/ &/d/

Option D: /k/ & /g/

Correct Answer: /t/ &/d/ ✔

Option A: The position of the lips

Option B: The part of the tongue that is raised

Option C: The height to which the tongue is raised

Option D: All the abovE.

Correct Answer: The height to which the tongue is raised ✔

Option A: The position of the lips

Option B: The part of the tongue that is raised

Option C: The height to which the tongue is raised

Option D: The state of the tension of the tongue

Correct Answer: The state of the tension of the tongue ✔

Option A: The position of the lips

Option B: The part of the tongue that is raised

Option C: The height to which the tongue is raised

Option D: All the abovE.

Correct Answer: The part of the tongue that is raised ✔

Option A: The position of the lips

Option B: The part of the tongue that is raised

Option C: The height to which the tongue is raised

Option D: All the abovE.

Correct Answer: The position of the lips ✔

Option A: Round vowels & unrounded vowels

Option B: Front vowels & back vowels

Option C: High vowels & low vowels

Option D: Tense vowels &lax vowels

Correct Answer: High vowels & low vowels ✔

Option A: Round vowels & unrounded vowels

Option B: Front vowels & back vowels

Option C: High vowels & low vowels

Option D: Tense vowels &lax vowels

Correct Answer: Round vowels & unrounded vowels ✔

Option A: Portmanteau

Option B: Onomatopoeia

Option C: Clipping

Option D: Metanalysis

Correct Answer: Portmanteau ✔

Option A: Complementary distribution

Option B: Contrastive distribution

Option C: Non__complementary distribution

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Complementary distribution ✔

Option A: Contrastive distribution

Option B: Complementary distribution

Option C: Non__contrastive distribution

Option D: None of the abovE.

Correct Answer: Contrastive distribution ✔

Option A: The international phonetic script

Option B: The international phonetic alphabet

Option C: The international phonemic script

Option D: The intelligible phonetic script.

Correct Answer: The international phonetic alphabet ✔

Option A: A slash

Option B: An arrow mark

Option C: A hyphen

Option D: A vertical bar

Correct Answer: A hyphen ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Allomorphs

Option C: Morpheme variants

Option D: Minimal pairs

Correct Answer: Allophones ✔

Option A: Kill

Option B: Skill

Option C: Skin

Option D: Skit

Correct Answer: Kill ✔

Option A: Concord

Option B: Gerund

Option C: Phrase structure

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Concord ✔

Option A: ‘to produce’

Option B: ‘to develop’

Option C: ‘to predict’

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: All the above ✔

Option A: Transformational Generative grammar

Option B: The phrase structure Grammar

Option C: Immediate Constituent Analysis

Option D: All the abovE.

Correct Answer: Immediate Constituent Analysis ✔

Option A: Portmanteau

Option B: Onomatopoeia

Option C: Clipping

Option D: Metanalysis

Correct Answer: Onomatopoeia ✔

Option A: Portmanteau

Option B: Onomatopoeia

Option C: Clipping

Option D: Metanalysis

Correct Answer: Clipping ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Verb forming morpheme

Correct Answer: Verb forming morpheme ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Past morpheme

Correct Answer: Past morpheme ✔

Option A: An adjective forming morpheme

Option B: Plural morpheme

Option C: Possessive morpheme

Option D: Past morpheme

Correct Answer: An adjective forming morpheme ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Allomorphs

Option C: Minimal pairs

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Allophones ✔

Option A: Allophones

Option B: Allomorphs

Option C: Minimal pairs

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Allomorphs ✔

Option A: A free morpheme

Option B: Free variation

Option C: Bound morpheme

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Bound morpheme ✔

Option A: Only one

Option B: Two

Option C: Three

Option D: Four

Correct Answer: Two ✔

Option A: Phonology

Option B: Morphology

Option C: Semantics

Option D: Syntax

Correct Answer: Phonology ✔

Option A: Intonation

Option B: Stress

Option C: Pitch

Option D: JuncturE

Correct Answer: Intonation ✔

Option A: Semantics

Option B: Syntax

Option C: Sentence__stress

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Sentence__stress ✔

Option A: Emphasis

Option B: Loudness

Option C: Double meaning

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Emphasis ✔

Option A: Suprasegmentals

Option B: Morphemes

Option C: Allomorphs

Option D: Allophones

Correct Answer: Suprasegmentals ✔

Option A: Syllabic consonants

Option B: Sibilants

Option C: Suffixes

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Syllabic consonants ✔

Option A: Philology

Option B: Haplology

Option C: Phonology

Option D: Semiology

Correct Answer: Philology ✔

Option A: To study the nature of language

Option B: To establish a theory of language

Option C: To propound stories of the origin of language

Option D: To describe a language and all languages

Correct Answer: To propound stories of the origin of language ✔

Option A: Systematic gathering and analysis of data

Option B: Determination of causal relationship between facts

Option C: Chronological presentation of data

Option D: Verification, validation and generalization.

Correct Answer: Chronological presentation of data ✔

Option A: Socio__linguistics

Option B: Psycho__linguistics

Option C: Neuron__linguistics

Option D: Physio –linguistics

Correct Answer: Psycho__linguistics ✔

Option A: Multilingual

Option B: Poly__lingual

Option C: Bilingual

Option D: Poly__langual

Correct Answer: Multilingual ✔

Option A: Dialect

Option B: Idiolect

Option C: Register

Option D: Slang

Correct Answer: Dialect ✔

Option A: Monologue

Option B: Monolingual

Option C: Monologal

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Monolingual ✔

Option A: Dialect

Option B: Idiolects

Option C: Register

Option D: Slang

Correct Answer: Dialect ✔