WAEC English Language Syllabus
Every section, topic and candidate objective in the official WAEC English Language outline — 3 sections, 4 topics and 4 objectives.
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1Paper 1: Lexis and Structure
1 topic · 1 objective
1Lexis, Vocabulary, Idioms, Figurative Language, and Grammar Structure
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
General vocabulary across occupational fields, idiomatic expressions, figurative usage, sentence structure, concord, tenses, prepositions
Objective
Demonstrate proficiency in general vocabulary associated with building, agriculture, health, law, government, science, stock exchange, and sports; interpret idioms, collocations, and figurative expressions; apply correct grammatical rules including sequence of tenses, pronoun-antecedent agreement, concord, and prepositional usage; respond to lexical sense relations (synonyms, antonyms, homonyms).
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2Paper 2: Essay Writing, Comprehension, and Summary
2 topics · 2 objectives
1Essay Writing
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Letters, speeches, narratives, descriptions, arguments/debates, reports, articles, expository writing, creative writing
Objective
Write clear, coherent essays of at least 450 words in modern English, assessed on Content, Organization, Expression, and Mechanical Accuracy.
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2Comprehension and Summary
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Reading comprehension passage analysis, vocabulary replacement, grammatical functions, inference, prose summary
Objective
Extract factual content and make logical inferences from 350-word passages; identify grammatical structures (phrases, clauses) and their Contextual functions; extract specific aspects and synthesize concise summary points from 500-word prose passages.
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3Paper 3: Test of Orals / Listening Comprehension
1 topic · 1 objective
1Oral English (Phonetics and Phonology)
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Pure vowels, diphthongs, single consonants, consonant clusters, rhymes, word stress, sentence stress, emphatic stress, intonation patterns
Objective
Recognize and produce pure vowel contrasts, diphthongs, single consonants, and initial/final consonant clusters; identify rhyming words; master word stress shift, stress-timed sentence patterns, strong/weak forms, and emphatic stress contrast; apply falling and rising intonation tunes to statements, questions, and commands.
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