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English I · Quiz 1 · 26 Oct 2025 · September 2025 term · Set QEF2

English 1 (ES) Quiz 1 26 Oct 2025 — Question 15

Question 15

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Which among the following is a word without a diphthong?

  1. A

    Ply

  2. B

    Clay

  3. C

    Buy

  4. D

    Clue

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  • D

    Clue

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Question 15 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1 (ES)) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M ES FOUNDATION AN EXAM QEF4 26). It carries 1 mark.

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