WAEC English Language past questions and answers

1. Question 1

   WAEC 2024Concord

   Choose the option that best completes the sentence: None of the food ___ left.

   1. AOption A: were
   2. BOption B: was
   3. COption C: are
   4. DOption D: have been
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   Answer: B, was

   "None" with an uncountable noun is singular.

2. Question 2

   WAEC 2024Idioms

   What is the meaning of the idiom "to hit the nail on the head"?

   1. AOption A: to build a house
   2. BOption B: to hurt oneself
   3. COption C: to say exactly the right thing
   4. DOption D: to make a mistake
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   Answer: C, to say exactly the right thing

   "To hit the nail on the head" means to say exactly the right thing.

3. Question 3

   WAEC 2024Synonyms

   From the words lettered A to D, choose the one nearest in meaning to VERBOSE.

   1. AOption A: brief
   2. BOption B: silent
   3. COption C: wordy
   4. DOption D: clear
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   Answer: C, wordy

   VERBOSE means wordy.

4. Question 4

   WAEC 2024Oral English

   Which word has the same vowel sound as 'caught'?

   1. AOption A: cot
   2. BOption B: port
   3. COption C: coat
   4. DOption D: cut
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   Answer: B, port

   'Caught' and 'port' share the vowel /ɔː/.

5. Question 5

   WAEC 2024Lexis and structure

   Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: She is the ___ of the two sisters.

   1. AOption A: taller
   2. BOption B: tallest
   3. COption C: more tall
   4. DOption D: most tall
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   Answer: A, taller

   Comparing two people uses the comparative.

6. Question 6

   WAEC 2024Antonyms

   From the words lettered A to D, choose the one most nearly opposite in meaning to DENSE.

   1. AOption A: thick
   2. BOption B: crowded
   3. COption C: heavy
   4. DOption D: sparse
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   Answer: D, sparse

   DENSE is the opposite of sparse.

7. Question 7

   WAEC 2024Antonyms

   From the words lettered A to D, choose the one most nearly opposite in meaning to CONCEAL.

   1. AOption A: hide
   2. BOption B: cover
   3. COption C: reveal
   4. DOption D: keep
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   Answer: C, reveal

   CONCEAL is the opposite of reveal.

8. Question 8

   WAEC 2023Oral English

   Which word has the same vowel sound as 'cup'?

   1. AOption A: cop
   2. BOption B: cap
   3. COption C: cope
   4. DOption D: love
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   Answer: D, love

   'Cup' and 'love' share the vowel /ʌ/.

9. Question 9

   WAEC 2023Idioms

   What is the meaning of the idiom "to rain cats and dogs"?

   1. AOption A: to rain lightly
   2. BOption B: to drizzle at night
   3. COption C: to stop raining
   4. DOption D: to rain very heavily
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   Answer: D, to rain very heavily

   "To rain cats and dogs" means to rain very heavily.

10. Question 10

    WAEC 2023Synonyms

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the one nearest in meaning to TACITURN.

    1. AOption A: talkative
    2. BOption B: angry
    3. COption C: reserved
    4. DOption D: cheerful
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    Answer: C, reserved

    TACITURN means reserved.

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