WAEC English Language questions

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All topics Clauses and sentence structure · 19 Concord (subject-verb agreement) · 26 Consonant sounds · 19 Emphatic stress and intonation · 15 Idioms and figurative expressions · 27 Lexis and structure · 38 Prepositions and phrasal verbs · 24 Pronouns and reference · 18 Question tags · 18 Rhymes · 11 Sentence interpretation · 19 Tenses and verb forms · 26 Vowel sounds · 22 Word classes · 19 Word stress · 18 Words nearest in meaning · 39 Words opposite in meaning · 38

Question 301· Word classes· WAEC
Choose the option that best fills the gap: Ada is the ______ of the three sisters.
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Answer: D. tallest
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Question 302· Word stress· WAEC
Choose the word that is stressed on the first syllable.
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Answer: C. photograph
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Question 303· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: comfortable, comparison, completion, compulsory?
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Answer: D. comfortable
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Question 304· Word stress· WAEC
Choose the word that is stressed on the second syllable.
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Answer: C. begin
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Question 305· Word stress· WAEC
Which word is stressed on the first syllable?
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Answer: B. PHOtograph
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Question 306· Word stress· WAEC
Which word is stressed on the third syllable?
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Answer: B. educAtion
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Question 307· Word stress· WAEC
Which word is stressed on the second syllable?
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Answer: C. deVElop
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Question 308· Word stress· WAEC
Which syllable of the word photographer carries the main stress?
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Answer: C. the second (-to-)
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Question 309· Word stress· WAEC
In which of these words does the main stress fall on the first syllable?
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Answer: B. interesting
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Question 310· Word stress· WAEC
Which word is stressed on its second syllable?
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Answer: D. computer
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Question 311· Word stress· WAEC
In which of these words does the stress fall on the last syllable: guarantee, garage, gather, gallon?
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Answer: D. guarantee
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Question 312· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: mechanic, medicine, mountain, message?
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Answer: A. mechanic
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Question 313· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: conductor, elephant, capital, discipline?
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Answer: D. conductor
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Question 314· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: teacher, believe, relax, agree?
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Answer: B. teacher
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Question 315· Word stress· WAEC
In which sentence is the word 'record' a verb stressed on the second syllable?
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Answer: B. Please record the song now.
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Question 316· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the third syllable: education, economy, democracy, photography?
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Answer: A. education
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Question 317· Word stress· WAEC
Choose the word that is stressed on the third syllable.
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Answer: D. introduce
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Question 318· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: hotel, canteen, cartoon, carpet?
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Answer: C. carpet
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Question 319· Word stress· WAEC
Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: interview, interest, internal, interval?
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Answer: B. internal
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Question 320· Words nearest in meaning· WAEC
Nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: Tunde's ARROGANCE cost him many friends.
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Answer: D. haughtiness
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WAEC English Language questions

Choose the option that best fills the gap: Ada is the ______ of the three sisters.

Choose the word that is stressed on the first syllable.

Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: comfortable, comparison, completion, compulsory?

Choose the word that is stressed on the second syllable.

Which word is stressed on the first syllable?

Which word is stressed on the third syllable?

Which word is stressed on the second syllable?

Which syllable of the word photographer carries the main stress?

In which of these words does the main stress fall on the first syllable?

Which word is stressed on its second syllable?

In which of these words does the stress fall on the last syllable: guarantee, garage, gather, gallon?

Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: mechanic, medicine, mountain, message?

Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: conductor, elephant, capital, discipline?

Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: teacher, believe, relax, agree?

In which sentence is the word 'record' a verb stressed on the second syllable?

Which of these words is stressed on the third syllable: education, economy, democracy, photography?

Choose the word that is stressed on the third syllable.

Which of these words is stressed on the first syllable: hotel, canteen, cartoon, carpet?

Which of these words is stressed on the second syllable: interview, interest, internal, interval?

Nearest in meaning to the word in capitals: Tunde's ARROGANCE cost him many friends.