Edo Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2023

Question 3

 

Ya abidi ya gbẹnnẹ ikpẹmwẹ ehehan ne edọmwade, ola na ye ladian.

Observation

 

Candidates were requested to list out six words each that  have the consonant sounds below.            

The performance was above average in this question, though few candidates found it difficult to differentiate sounds from alphabets. The following exemplifies the responses that were expected from the candidates.

                         Ulamwẹ-Ikpo Abidi ne a ya gbenne ikpẹmwẹ
/x/        -           khiẹn, ọkhọkhọ, kha, khọọ, khẹẹ, kheko, okha, akhe, akhuẹ
/d/        -           da, de, edọn, udu, adẹn, ẹdun, odin, ọdẹn, idin, ẹde, ido,
/ɱ/       -           ọmwa, mwamwa, emwi, umwẹ, amwẹ, ọmwẹmwẹ, irunmwu, mwaa,
/z/        -           zin, ziẹn, ozan, ize, ezi, zanzan, zagha, uza, ozi
/h/        -           ha, ehẹn, ihuan, iha, oha, ohan, ahẹn, haan, hẹ hia,