WAEC English Language · Section 1

Lexis, Vocabulary, Idioms, Figurative Language, and Grammar Structure

Paper 1: Lexis and Structure

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Official WAEC English Language outline · Paper 1: Lexis and Structure

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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