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WAEC WASSCE English 2015 past questions and answers

This 2015 WAEC WASSCE English set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2015 set with instant marking.

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Sample WAEC WASSCE English 2015 questions

1. Which option marks the usual primary stress in 'photograph'?
  1. PHO-to-graph
  2. pho-TO-graph
  3. pho-to-GRAPH
  4. PHO-to-GRAPH

Answer: A. PHO-to-graph

The noun 'photograph' is normally stressed on its first syllable: PHO-to-graph.

2. Which option shows the second syllable stressed in 'banana'?
  1. BANana
  2. baNAna
  3. banaNA
  4. banANA

Answer: B. baNAna

The usual pronunciation is ba-NA-na, with the stress on the middle syllable.

3. Which pair shows the same word with the usual noun stress first and the usual verb stress second?
  1. table / table
  2. teacher / teacher
  3. record / record
  4. kitchen / kitchen

Answer: C. record / record

The noun 'record' is stressed on its first syllable, while the verb 'record' is stressed on its second.

4. Which option correctly marks the main stress in the verb 'entertain'?
  1. EN-ter-tain
  2. en-TER-tain
  3. en-ter-tain
  4. en-ter-TAIN

Answer: D. en-ter-TAIN

The verb 'entertain' is normally stressed on its final syllable: en-ter-TAIN.

5. Which word contains the same vowel sound as the word 'food'?
  1. flute
  2. foot
  3. flood
  4. fold

Answer: A. flute

'Food' and 'flute' contain the long /u:/ vowel sound.

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