B.A. (Three Year) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH/APRIL 2018.
End Semester Examination
Fourth Semester
(Regular/Supplementary)
Part II
COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
2 C 4131
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION A — (50 marks)
I. Answer the following questions any TWO 15 30)
1. Write an essay on the organs of speech with their role of function.
2. How many vowels and consonant sounds are there in English language? Give
examples.
3. What are consonant clusters? Give examples.
II. Answer the following questions 5 20)
4. Discuss stress with examples.
5. Discuss Intonation with illustrations.
6. Define syllable with syllabification.
7. Write a dialogue between two teachers regarding the present day students.
SECTION B — (20 marks)
III. Write phonetic transcription of English words (10 1 10)
8. English
January
Chaos

Epitome
Conversation
Narrator
Assurance
Change
Teacher
Peculiar
9. Identify the number of syllables in the following words 1
mango
communication
occasion
doctor
speak
10. Mark the stress in the following words 1
confident
balloon
festival
author
familiar
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