The logic of English Test Questions and Answers
When is the article A used? - Answer-used only before a words with consonant sounds
When is the article AN used? - Answer-used only before vowel sounding words.
Where is three letter /i/ used? - Answer-Three letter /i/ is used only at the end ...
The logic of English Test Questions
and Answers
When is the article A used? - Answer-used only before a words with consonant sounds
When is the article AN used? - Answer-used only before vowel sounding words.
Where is three letter /i/ used? - Answer-Three letter /i/ is used only at the end of a base
word or before a T.The GH is either silent or pronounced /f/ (English words do not end
in I, U, V, or J.). IGH is not a common spelling of the long /i/ sound.
Er,Or,Ar - Answer-1. If the word is a comparative (adj meaning 'more') always use /er/:
big-bigger. Can only use the -er ending on adjectives
2. The /or/ ending often follows ct,it,at,rr and ess
3. The /ar/ ending often follows L: similar
Which spelling of /ā/ is most common at the end of a syllable? - Answer-Single vowel A
is the most common spelling of long /ā/ at the end of a syllable
pa-per
Which spelling of /ā/ is most common in the middle of the syllable - Answer-AI is the
most common spelling of long /ā/ in the middle of the syllable
Which spelling of /a/ is occasionally used in the middle of the syllable to make the long
/a/ sound(say its name)? - Answer-Only nine words use the phonogram EA to say the
long /ā/ sound in the middle of a syllable.
steak, wear, great, tear, bear, pear, break, swear, yeah
Which spelling of /ā/ is most common at the end of the word? - Answer-AY is the most
common spelling of long /ā/at the end of a word.
A, an, the are called article adjectives - Answer-They answer the question, "Which";
therefore they are tiny adjectives describing the noun.
Which spelling of /ā/ is occasionally used in the middle of the syllable? - Answer-Only
nine words use the phonogram EA to say the long /ā/ sound in the middle of syllable.
Which spelling of /ā/ is most common in the middle of the syllable? - Answer-AI
The broad sound for the letter A is /ä/. What other single vowel says the same sound -
Answer-O is the most common spelling of the /ŏ/ sound.
, A /ah-a-au/
O /au-oh-oo/
How many sounds does this phonogram make? three What are they? /ă-ā-ä/ How do
we mark the short sound /ă/? - Answer-Draw a breve or a curved line over it.
How do we mark the long sound /a/? - Answer-Draw a line over it.
What is the third sound of A? - Answer-/ä/ is called the broad sound. It is marked with
two dots
What is the same and what is different between the sounds /ū-oo/? - Answer-/ū/ starts
with a /y/ sound. /oo/ does not start with /y/. They both say /oo/.
Short sound - Answer-is usually the first sound draw with a curved line
Long sound - Answer-says its name and is drawn with a straight line
Broad sound - Answer-last sound and it has two dots
Where does A often says its third sound /ä/ - Answer-A says /ä/ after a W and before an
L.
When do we double F,L and S - Answer-We often double F, L, and S after a single
vowel at the end of a base word. Occasionally other letters also are doubled.
the least common spelling /oh/ - Answer-/oo/ It is used in only 3 words.
door
floor
poor
Which of the spellings says the long /ō/ sound in the middle of the syllable? - Answer-
OA
boat
coat
toad
What are the spellings of long /ō/? - Answer-o, oa, oe, oo
Where is three letter /ī/ used (IGH)? - Answer-Three letter /ī/ is used only at the end of a
base word or before a T.
bight blight bright tight thigh
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