JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR

School of Distance Education & Learning

Internal Assignment No. 1

MEG-101

Paper Code: MEG-101

Paper Title: MODERN ENGLISH USAGE PHONETICS AND LANGUAGE

Last Date of submission: Max. Marks: 15

SECTION-A (Word limits 50-100)

Q.1 Construct sentences with the following patterns:

i. S+V+O+O
ii. S+V+C
iii. S+V+O+C
iv. S+V+O+A
v. S+V+A
Q.2 Undersine the different constituent parts of the following sentences and label each
part S, V, O, C or A:
i. She sleeps every afternoon.
ii. New subject may require a different form of the verb.
iii. They like rice.
iv. George became sick last lnight.
v. The teacher is here.
Q.3 What do you understand by phonetics and phonology? Explain in brief.

SECTION-B (Word limits 500)

Q.4 Write an essay of about 300 words on any one of the topics given below:

i. Health and how to preserve it.

ii. Technical and Vocational Education.
iii. Manners Maketh the Man.
iv. What will you be?

Q.5 Transcribe the following words :

i. School vi. Judge

ii. Chair vii. Bring
iii. Shine viii. Pale
iv. Wing ix. Wrist
v. Blink x. Phone
 JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
School of Distance Education & Learning
Internal Assignment No. 1

MEG-101

Paper Code: MEG-101

Paper Title: MODERN ENGLISH USAGE PHONETICS AND LANGUAGE

Last Date of submission: Max. Marks: 15

SECTION-A (Word limits 50-100)

Q.1 What is the difference between phonemic transcription and phonetic transcription?
Give examples.

Q.2 Explain the finite clause with examples.

Q.3 Say whether the sounds in the following words are nasal or oral :
i. Knit ii. Sing iii. Uncle
iv. Customer v. Paste

Section-B (Word limits 500)

Q.4 Write down the meaning of the following idioms and construct sentences using those
idioms.

i. To add insult to injury.

ii. Up in arms.
iii. To bell the cat.
iv. A bitter pill to swallow.
v. As black as thunder.

Q.5 Write down one synonym for each word :

i. Abuse ii. Admit iii. Afet

iv. Deny v. Cause vi. Bold
vii. Calm viii. Candid ix. Erstary
x. Freedom