A Test on Grammatical Competence

This questionnaire was used by Jack C. Richards in determining the ability of the Grade 8 students of Kaen Nakhon Wittayalai School in phonological, morphological, and syntactic recognition and analysis.

Directions: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer for the questions below.

PHONOLOGY
1. Are “son” and “sun” pronounced the same way?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
2. Does “basic” have an s or z sound?
a. S b. Z c. both d. None of the above
3. Does “rule” rhyme with fool?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
4. Are “where” and “were” pronounced the same way?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
5. Does low rhyme with throw?
a. Yes b. No c. it depends d. None of the above
6. Does “of” have an f sound? or a v sound?
a. F b. v c. both d. None of the above
7. Are “roll” and “role” pronounced the same way?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
8. Does “road” rhyme with broad?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
9. Does “food” rhyme with good?
a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above
10. Is “any” pronounced like penny? or nanny?
a. Penny b. nanny c. sometimes d. None of the above MORPHOLOGY
1. Which of the following words is formed by gentrification of a brand name?
a. AIDS b. Xerox c. Cockroach d. None of the above
2. What word is formed through combining “smoke” and “fog”?
a. Smog b. sfog c. smof d. None of the above
3. Which is an example of an acronym?
a. BIR b. SCUBA c. DOH d. None of the above
4. Which is the example of an abbreviated word?
a. SONAR b. RADAR c. TV d. None of the above
5. The word