Observation

• Vbe ọ re ikpo?

Candidates were expected to define the term Consonant.
Ikpo ọre ulamwẹ (itẹmwẹ) ne a gha ta la urhu ladian, avbe emwi ne a ya guan ni rre unu na ru ọ ya kọ ye ehoho ne ọ ke eko ladian vbe unu.

(b)     Gbẹnnẹ ikpo ihue eva ladian ne u vbe gbẹnnẹ ikpẹmwẹ eveva ne iran ye. 
Candidates were asked to list two nasal consonants and give words containing these Consonants.    
Below are the expected responses from the candidates.   

• /m/  -- ema, ma, mu 
• /ɱ/  -- ọmwa , mwamwa, emwi.
• /n/  -- eni  nana, niẹẹ, nọọ.

   
(d)     Gbẹnnẹ ikpo nagbeva ehan ne u vbe gbẹnnẹ ikpẹmwẹ eveva ne iran ye.
Candidates were asked to list six diagraphs. They were also requested to give
two words containing each diagraph. The candidates were expected to have the following
as their response.

• /g͡b/ -- ọgba  gba , gbọọ
• /ɣ/  -- ghaa, oghohgo , weghe,
• /X/  -- khiẹn, ọkhọkhọ , akhe,
• /k͡p/ -- ekpa, ẹkpo, ẹkpẹn.
• /r/   -- irri, erre,Osarrọ
• /ṛ/   --  erha, erhu rhulẹ.
• /ɱ/ -- mwaa,mwẹẹ, rinmwia,
• /β/  -- ẹvbu, ẹvbo, vbiẹ.

Candidates performance was above average in this question, though few of them still found it difficult to differentiate sounds from alphabets.