Yoruba Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2013

Questions:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Main

General Comments
Weakness/Remedies
Strength
Conclusion

Question 3

(a)    Kí ni sílébù?
(b)    Sọ oríṣi ìhun sílébù èdè Yorùbá tí ó wà.
(d)    Kí ni bátànì ìhun sílébù tí ó wà nínú ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí?
         (i)   Pàkátà
         (ii) Akẹ́kọ̀ọ́
         (iii) Aṣọ̀rọ̀mágbèsì
         (iv) Agidiǹgbì
         (v) Agbọ̀n

OBSERVATION

What is syllable? Almost all the candidates that picked this question answered it well and scored good marks.

Mention the types of syllable structure i.e. vowel only, consonant + vowel, and syllabic nasal. Most candidates did not understand this part of the question.

(d) Stating the syllabic patterns of the given words. Most candidates mistook this for the number of syllables in the given words. They divided the given words into syllable instead of stating the syllabic pattern e.g. ‘pàkátà’ (pà-ká-tà) instead of (KF-KF-KF)

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