Questões de Vocabulário | Vocabulary (Inglês)

The word “roughly” in “Over the past roughly 50,000 years” (5^th paragraph) indicates a(n)

Minimal pairs are words that differ by only one sound. When it comes to minimal pairs, it is important to note that the focus is on sounds, so the spellings of the words may be different. Within the pair, the sounds that differ may occur at the beginning or the end of the words, and the difference may occur between singleton consonants or in one sound in a consonant blend. Minimal pairs can be tricky for some speakers, and this can also impact their written work. When they struggle to differentiate either the sound or pronunciation, it is more likely that this will translate to misconceptions in spelling. That being said, check the answer whose pair of words presented may not be considered minimal pairs.

According to the text and general English knowledge answer the item.

The period “The aim is to raise awareness of online issues and make the Internet a safer place” (lines 12 and 13) can be correctly rewritten as The goal is to raise consciousness of online problems and make internet a safer place.

Based on the previous text, judge the following item. 

In the context of drones, as presented in the text, the words “uncrewed” (first sentence of the second paragraph) and ‘unmanned’ (first sentence of the fourth paragraph) convey the same idea. 

Based on the previous text, judge the following item. 

The expression “Apart from” (last sentence of the text) can be correctly replaced by Except for, without changing the original meaning.