Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer keys

THIRD TERM DICTION EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY school 5 (BASIC 5)

DICTION EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

Underline word that made this sound / i: /

1. Sit – A. Seat B. Kite C. Bake

2. Whole – A. Fail B. Blue C. Key

3. Park – A. Die B. Master C. Teacher

Underline the following transcribed words. 

4. / kaɪt / – [a] Kite [b] cake [c] car

5. / wɔːn / – [a] warm [b] warn [c] womb

6. / mʌnθ / – [a] mother [b] month [c] measure

7. / ˈθɜːzdi / – [a] Thunder [b] Tuesday [c] thursday

Transcribe the following words:

8. Start – [a] / stɑːt / [b] / sta:t / [c] / stu:t /

9. Womb – [a] / win / [b] / wi:n / [c] / wuːm /

10. Shoe – [a] / ʃu: / [b] /o: / [c] / i: /

Underline the option that has the correct stress pattern:

11. [a] soCIALism [b] SOcialism [c] socialiSm

12. [a] MAGnetise [b] magNETise [c] magnetiSE

13. [a] ecoNOmise [b] eCOnomise [c] ECOnomise

Write the correct expression of the following sentences:

14. My landlord gave us quit notice.

15. You better hear me now.

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1 – Write four words that made sound / i: /. 

A. _____

B. _____

C. _____

D. _____

QUESTION 2 – Transcribe the following words:

A. Luxury _____

B. Roar _____

C. Ego _____

D. Vehicle _____

QUESTION 3

A. What is intonation?

B. Write the transcribed words

I. / k m ‘ b a i n / _____

II. / ‘w e i / _____

III. / S k’ s e s / _____

QUESTION 4 – Write letter W – Z and transcribe them.

QUESTION 5 – Arrange the following words under the appropriate sound –

Could            /pʊt/

Cool               /njuː/

School           /kʊd/

Put                 /mjuːt/

Tool                /skuːl/

New                /kuːl/

Hoop               /tuːl/

Mute                /huːp/

THIRD TERM ENGLISH DICTION EXAMINATION PRIMARY 5 – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A – Objectives

Identify /iː/ sound

1. A – Seat

2. C – Key

3. C – Teacher

Match Transcribed Words

4. A – Kite

5. B – warn

6. B – month

7. C – Thursday

Correct Transcription

8. A – /stɑːt/

9. C – /wuːm/

10. A – /ʃuː/

Correct Stress Pattern

11. B – SOcialism

12. A – MAGnetise

13. A – ecoNOmise

Correct Expressions

14. My landlord gave us quit notice – My landlord gave us a quit notice.

15. You better hear me now – You had better hear me now

SECTION B – Theory Answers

QUESTION 1 – Words with /iː/ sound

A. See

B. Tree

C. Meet

D. Green

QUESTION 2 – Transcription

A. Luxury – /ˈlʌkʃəri/

B. Roar – /rɔː/

C. Ego – /ˈiːɡəʊ/

D. Vehicle – /ˈviːɪkl/

QUESTION 3

A. Intonation – Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice when speaking.

B. Transcribed words

I. /kəmˈbaɪn/ → combine

II. /weɪ/ → way

III. /səkˈses/ → success

QUESTION 4 – Letters W–Z with transcription

W – /ˈdʌbəljuː/

X – /eks/

Y – /waɪ/

Z – /zed/ (or /ziː/ in American English)

QUESTION 5 – Matching Words with Sounds

Could → /kʊd/

Cool → /kuːl/

School → /skuːl/

Put → /pʊt/

Tool → /tuːl/

New → /njuː/

Hoop → /huːp/

Mute → /mjuːt/

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