Year : 
2018
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

Time : 
1 Hour 45 mins

111 - 120 of 134 Questions

# Question Ans

In the following question, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.

111.

Installation

A. IN-stal-la-tion

B. in-STAL-la-tion

C. in-stal-LA-tion

D. in-stal-la-TION

C

112.

Unwillingness

A. UN-wil-ling-ness

B. un-WIL-ling-ness

C. un-wil-LING-ness

D. un-wil-ling-NESS

B

113.

Circumstances

A. CIR-cum-stan-ces

B. cir-CUM-stan-ces

C. cir-cum-STAN-ces

D. cir-cum-stan-CES

A

114.

Manipulate

A. MA-ni-pu-late

B. man-NI-pu-late

C. man-ni-PU-late

D. man-ni-pu-LATE

B

115.

Apologize

A. A-pol-o-gize

B. a-POL-o-gize

C. a-pol-O-gize

D. a-pol-o-GIZE

A

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except on have the same stress pattern. identify the one with the different stress pattern.

116.

A. attention

B. amplify

C. alluring

D. important

Detailed Solution

at-TEN-tion
AM-pli-fy
al-LUR-ring
im-POR-tant
117.

A. interest

B. revenge

C. profess

D. support

Detailed Solution

in-ter-est
re-venge
pro-fess
sup-port

118.

A. concept

B. control

C. confess

D. confuse

Detailed Solution

con-cept
con-trol
con-fess
con-fuse
119.

A. decision

B. incursion

C. mutation

D. motionless

120.

A. cargo

B. cater

C. cover

D. cartoon

Detailed Solution

CAR-go
CA-ter
CO-ver
car-TOON

In the following question, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.

111.

Installation

A. IN-stal-la-tion

B. in-STAL-la-tion

C. in-stal-LA-tion

D. in-stal-la-TION

C

112.

Unwillingness

A. UN-wil-ling-ness

B. un-WIL-ling-ness

C. un-wil-LING-ness

D. un-wil-ling-NESS

B

113.

Circumstances

A. CIR-cum-stan-ces

B. cir-CUM-stan-ces

C. cir-cum-STAN-ces

D. cir-cum-stan-CES

A

114.

Manipulate

A. MA-ni-pu-late

B. man-NI-pu-late

C. man-ni-PU-late

D. man-ni-pu-LATE

B

115.

Apologize

A. A-pol-o-gize

B. a-POL-o-gize

C. a-pol-O-gize

D. a-pol-o-GIZE

A

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except on have the same stress pattern. identify the one with the different stress pattern.

116.

A. attention

B. amplify

C. alluring

D. important

Detailed Solution

at-TEN-tion
AM-pli-fy
al-LUR-ring
im-POR-tant
117.

A. interest

B. revenge

C. profess

D. support

Detailed Solution

in-ter-est
re-venge
pro-fess
sup-port

118.

A. concept

B. control

C. confess

D. confuse

Detailed Solution

con-cept
con-trol
con-fess
con-fuse
119.

A. decision

B. incursion

C. mutation

D. motionless

120.

A. cargo

B. cater

C. cover

D. cartoon

Detailed Solution

CAR-go
CA-ter
CO-ver
car-TOON