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WAEC English Language questions: Lexis and structure

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

  1. Question 1· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The farmer could not ___ the loss of his entire harvest.

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  2. Question 2· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The ___ of the bridge across the river took three years.

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  3. Question 3· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The new road will ____ travel time between the two towns.

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  4. Question 4· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The judge ruled that the recording was not ___ as evidence.

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  5. Question 5· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The thief was caught red-____.

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  6. Question 6· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The minister refused to ___ on the matter before the inquiry.

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  7. Question 7· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The ______ blew the final whistle to end the football match.

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  8. Question 8· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The heavy downpour had a serious ____ on the harvest.

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  9. Question 9· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Neither the teacher nor the pupils ____ aware of the change.

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  10. Question 10· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: A scientist who studies the stars and planets is an ______.

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  11. Question 11· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Fuel ___ has caused long queues at filling stations in Lagos.

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  12. Question 12· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The sprinter ___ the record that had stood for ten years.

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  13. Question 13· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The injured man was taken to the ______ theatre for surgery.

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  14. Question 14· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Several villages were ___ by floods last rainy season.

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  15. Question 15· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Ike was ___ from school for two weeks for fighting.

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  16. Question 16· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The athlete was disqualified for using ____ drugs.

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  17. Question 17· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best fills the gap: The bank charges ______ on every loan it gives.

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  18. Question 18· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The doctor ____ some tablets for the patient's headache.

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  19. Question 19· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: She politely ____ the invitation to the party.

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  20. Question 20· Lexis and structure· WAEC

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The ____ of the hall was so poor that the speakers could hardly be heard.

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