Yoruba Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2019

Question 4

(a) Pín ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí sí mọ́fíìmù.
(b) Lo márùn-ún nínú àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó wà ní (a) nínú gbólóhùn láti fi ìtumọ̀ ọkọ̀ọ̀kan wọn hàn.

 

Observation

 

Candidates were required to analyze given words into morphemes in (a) and use five of the given words in sentences to show the meaning of each word in (b).

ọ̀rọ̀                               Ìpín sí mọ́fíìmù

  1. Adití                            a + di + etí
  2. À̀ìgbọ́fá                       àì + gbọ́ + ifá/ à + ì + gbọ́ + ifá
  3. Ẹlẹ́jọ́                            oní + ẹjọ́/ o + ní + ẹjọ́
  4. Àṣàkaṣà                       àṣà + kí + àṣà
  5. Abúlésábúlé                abúlé + sí + abúlé
  6. Ojoojúmọ́                    ojú + mọ́ + ojú + mọ́
  7. Kólẹ̀kólẹ̀                      kó + ilẹ̀ + kó + ilẹ̀
  8. Owóolé                       owó + ilé
  9. Pípọ́n                           pí + pọ́n
  10. Motúnráyọ̀                   Mo + tún + rí + a + yọ̀

In (a), most candidates mistook syllable for morpheme and this led to poor performance. They however tackled the (b) aspect well.