Year : 
2014
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 128 Questions

# Question Ans

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

11.

Open

A. chaos

B. coin

C. boar

D. phone

Detailed Solution

open; /ˈəʊp(ə)n/
phone; /fəʊn/
12.

Drought

A. drown

B. draft

C. should

D. tough

Detailed Solution

Drought; /draÊŠt/
Drown; /draÊŠn/
13.

Fear

A. bear

B. swear

C. spare

D. beer

Detailed Solution

fear; /fɪə/
beer; /bɪə/
We have five vowel sounds, The words above both have the same ''e'' sound as depicted by the ''É™''
14.

Part

A. cat

B. shout

C. cane

D. aunt

Detailed Solution

part; /pɑːt/
cat; /kat/
Both part and cat have the ''a'' sound indictaed with the bold fonts
15.

Buy

A. supper

B. bang

C. coy

D. tie

Detailed Solution

buy; /bʌɪ/
tie; /tʌɪ/
Both buy and tie have the ''i'' sound
16.

Pawn

A. word

B. call

C. won

D. sown

Detailed Solution

pawn; /pɔːn/
call; /kɔːl/

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined below.

17.

Banked

A. led

B. filed

C. taken

D. ludo

Detailed Solution

bank; /baŋk/
take; /teɪk/
18.

Zoology

A. give

B. sag

C. beg

D. vigil

Detailed Solution

zoology; /zuːˈɒlədʒi,zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
vigil; /ˈvɪdʒɪl/
19.

Thump

A. think

B. there

C. breath

D. them

Detailed Solution

thump; /θʌmp/
think; /θɪŋk/
20.

Casualty

A. lace

B. steal

C. vision

D. lesson

Detailed Solution

casualty; /ˈkaʒjʊəlti/
vision; /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

11.

Open

A. chaos

B. coin

C. boar

D. phone

Detailed Solution

open; /ˈəʊp(ə)n/
phone; /fəʊn/
12.

Drought

A. drown

B. draft

C. should

D. tough

Detailed Solution

Drought; /draÊŠt/
Drown; /draÊŠn/
13.

Fear

A. bear

B. swear

C. spare

D. beer

Detailed Solution

fear; /fɪə/
beer; /bɪə/
We have five vowel sounds, The words above both have the same ''e'' sound as depicted by the ''É™''
14.

Part

A. cat

B. shout

C. cane

D. aunt

Detailed Solution

part; /pɑːt/
cat; /kat/
Both part and cat have the ''a'' sound indictaed with the bold fonts
15.

Buy

A. supper

B. bang

C. coy

D. tie

Detailed Solution

buy; /bʌɪ/
tie; /tʌɪ/
Both buy and tie have the ''i'' sound
16.

Pawn

A. word

B. call

C. won

D. sown

Detailed Solution

pawn; /pɔːn/
call; /kɔːl/

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined below.

17.

Banked

A. led

B. filed

C. taken

D. ludo

Detailed Solution

bank; /baŋk/
take; /teɪk/
18.

Zoology

A. give

B. sag

C. beg

D. vigil

Detailed Solution

zoology; /zuːˈɒlədʒi,zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
vigil; /ˈvɪdʒɪl/
19.

Thump

A. think

B. there

C. breath

D. them

Detailed Solution

thump; /θʌmp/
think; /θɪŋk/
20.

Casualty

A. lace

B. steal

C. vision

D. lesson

Detailed Solution

casualty; /ˈkaʒjʊəlti/
vision; /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/