Igbo Paper 2 WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2018

Question 2

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Observation

Candidates were expected to list types of tone marks in (a), use the tone marks to show two different meanings of some given words and indicate their English equivalent in (b).
Majority of the candidates did not attempt this question.

Answers expected were:
(a)        Ụdaelu, Ụdaala, Ụdansụda
(b)        (i)         Akwa (cry),  akwa (cloth), akwa (egg), akwa (bed/bridge)
(ii)        Oke (male/great), oke (boundary), oke (share), oke (rat)
(iii)       Afọ (stomach/belly), afọ (year), afọ (market day), afọ (remaining)
(iv)       Ike (strength/power),  ike (buttocks), ike (to tie), ike (bundle/bunch)
(v)        Ọkwa (saucer/rank/position/mortar), ọkwa (notice/warning), ọkwa (patridge/type of bird),
(vi)       Aka (hand), aka (green snake),
aka ( bead), aka (being bigger)
(vii)      Isi (head/end/beginning), isi (smell), isi (blindness), isi (to cook)