NECO SSCE - English Language - 2008

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"I wish you more power to your elbow". This means that the speaker wishes the listener___________

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/g/

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Paul together with his younger brother______discharged and acquitted by the magistrate last week.

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__________ are not allowed into the premises.

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wing

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Olu has returned the pencil he________him.

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Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has a different stress pattern from the other four.
 

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tease

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The suspect was to be_________in police custody until his case would come up for hearing

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What made his erstwhile friends turn against him is still not clear to anybody.

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His performance was adequate for promotion to the next class but not good enough for a scholarship.

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Several ....... attended the three-day summit.

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/u:/

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The governor was suspended from office by the state legislature.

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Ifeanyi the captain boasted that our team thou inexperienced would thrash our opponents and truly______ we

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/aδ/

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You think i'm being funny ......... ?

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sought

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Choose from the options lettered A - E the question that is best answered by the statement containing the stressed word which is written in CAPITAL letters

The speaker AND his deputy attended the ceremony.

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The man could not simply bring himself ......... up all he had worked and lived for.

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The patient’s condition has gone from bad to___________

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Shehu decided to take the bull by the horns and go to the Principal. This means that Shehu___________

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The continuous hike in the prices of petroleum products makes many people live from hand to mouth, This means they

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Zainab is scared to be taken to a place she is not accustomed_____________

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thin

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may

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/ts/

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My principal gives his candid opinion on every issue brought before him.

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cause

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river

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Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has the same stress with the word given. In each word, only one syllable has the main/primary and the syllable is written in capital letters

underprivileged

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My boss is strict with the children but ........ with the workers.

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/S/

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Bisi is a girl who can be relied_________

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It was said that Njoku' s father kicked the bucket yesterday. This means that Njoku’s father was________

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gear

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Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has the same stress with the word given. In each word, only one syllable has the main/primary and the syllable is written in capital letters

Impenetrability

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The evidence she gave was fraught________exaggerations.

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I am playing host to my ........ this weekend.

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/θ/

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Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has the same stress with the word given. In each word, only one syllable has the main/primary and the syllable is written in capital letters

desegregate

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