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i)pitch-the vocal notes we hit while we speak
ii)Intonation-refers to speech
iii)Pronunciation- producing the sounds of a word properly
iv)Audibility- volume of speech
v)Rate - the speed at which we speak
vi)Articulation - the distinctness with which we say the syllables in a word.
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Why is it important to read a story, speech or poem aloud to yourself several times before reading it aloud to other people?
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- Imagine that you have scored the highest mark in your school in the national examinations.As a result, you have been asked to make a short...(Solved)
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i)site
ii)stationery
iii)rain
iv)our
v)horse
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Give three functions of oral literature.
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- Complete each of the following sentences using the correct preposition.(Solved)
i)......................1963,Kenya gained independence.
ii)..............scientific investigations,HIV and AIDS is mainly transmitted........unprotected sex........infected people.
iii)....popular belief,lightning can strike twice in the same place.
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- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choices between the two given in brackets(Solved)
i)Of the two subjects,I like this one.......(more/most)
ii)Oluoch enjoys football ,more than ..........(any/any other)outdoor game.
iii)This year's exam was......(more hard/harder/more harder) than last year's.
iv iv)In the heat of January,a glass of passion juice tastes.......(delicious/deliciously)
v)(Whoever/Whomever) I pick will lead the discussion.
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- Fill in the blank space with the correct preposition.(Solved)
i)The electorate want no one ..........me.
ii)The carpenter made a shelf ........wood.
iii)After a delicious lunch,they left........the game park.
iv)I wonder what all the shouting is........?
v)I dropped the extra change ..........my mum's purse.
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- Fill in each blank space in the following sentences with appropriate choice of words from the brackets.(Solved)
i)Is that ..........(he/him)seating on top of a pick-up.
ii)Mukunga writes faster than......(I/me)
iii)Ndege..........(whom/who)he introduced to you is a very fine actor.
iv).........(We/Us) students were first to arrive.
v)The winners were Aredi and.........(her/she)
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- Fill in the blank spaces in each of the following with the most appropriate choice of words.(Solved)
i)The people in the van must have been .........(they/them)
ii)Kiros introduced Mwende and............(her/she) to Mr Okulu.
iii)Do you want to go to the football match with .......(us/we)
iv)Mrs Olang' sent two students,Opeku and......(I/me) out of her class.
v)(Whom/who)...........did you see?
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- Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions.(Solved)
i)............Muturi and Kamene,there will be two other couples.
ii)I am sure orange juice is different......passion juice.
iii)The carcass weighed ........ five hundred kilogram mes.
iv)The school rule forbid us .............swimming in the absence of a life saver.
v)We are prohibited..........parking our bicycles at the gate.
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- Complete each blank space in the following sentences with the appropriate choice from:few, a few,little, a little,some.(Solved)
i)If there is tea in the flask,I would like to have.......
ii)Although the cargo plane was written off.........was salvaged.
iii)Since animal proteins are very expensive..............people eat enough.
iv)With such poor rains.......farmers,expect to harvest........maize.
v)Lulu got ..........presents on her birthday.
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- Fill in each blank space with the correct form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
i)Because the bicycle had been left in the field its tyres .......(burst) when the temperatures rose.
ii)That bicycle must have ........(cost) him dearly.
iii)The baby had ........(lie) there crying for hours when the mother returned.
iv)They .......(lay)the tiles on the bathroom floor.
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- Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate choice of words provided in the brackets.(Solved)
i)Give .............(whoever/whomever) comes this information.
ii)Komu generally likes...........(whoever/whomever) he works with.
iii)Either Murange or the Mbithi twins will bring..........(his/her/their) ball.
iv)Either Kyalo or Manavu will present.......(his/her/their report)tomorrow.
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- For each of the following gender sensitive terms provide appropriate alternatives.(Solved)
i)layman
ii)businessman
iii)mankind
iv)foreman
v)salesman
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- Fill the blank spaces with appropriate question tags.(Solved)
i)You haven't gone home since you started working............
ii)You can't be serious about going to the party this late.....
iii)Let us go away.......
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- Write the following sentences in either passive or active voice.(Solved)
i)Ngugi wa Thiong'o wrote the book A Grain of Wheat.
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iii)The essay writing competition has been won by Wangui.
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- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.(Solved)
i)If today was Sunday, I would have gone to church.
ii)I wish I was as well prepared for K.C.S.E as you.
iii)When we leached there home,Njonjo was very tired.
iv)We returned back to our school before 7.00 pm.
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i)phenomenon
ii)criterion
iii)basis
iv)hoof
v)analysis
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- Complete each of the following sentences with appropriate preposition.(Solved)
i)I have never worried ........passing exams.
ii)His mother hid the key; she wanted to prevent him .........riding the bicycle.
iii)These two are always quarreling...........selling things.
iv)His was asked to put out his cigarette.The management prohibited people.........smoking in the dining hall.
v)The children were so frightened that they never stopped clinging ...........their father.
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- Correct the following sentences.(Solved)
i)Wepukilu admires Virginia more than Lucy.
ii)Mount Kenya is taller than any Kenyan mountain.
iii)The reason he went to town is because he wanted to buy a pair of shoes.
iv)As the children approached home the Aroma of cooking fish could be detected.
v)Kituri told her mother that she needed a good novel to read during the vacation.
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