JSS 2 English Language (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

THE QUESTION MARKS (?) – It is used after direct speech. Example: (i) What is your name? (ii) Who are you? THE COLON (:) – It is used for introducing… Read More »Punctuation Marks | Question Marks, Colon & Semicolon

These sounds are called nasal sounds. The nasal sound in English are consonants which are produced when the soft palate is lowered to close the oral cavity so that airstream… Read More »Consonant /m/, /n/ and /⌡/

The Full Stop and The Comma The Comma (,) – It is used to separate items of a date. An example Monday, 3rd July, 2015 It is also used for… Read More »Punctuation Marks | Full Stop and The Comma

/k/ – To produce, the back of the tongue makes contact with the velum. This contact results in a total obstruction of the flow of air. The air pressure which… Read More »Consonant Sounds /k/ and /g/

Birthday is the day in each year which is the same date as the one which you were born. My last birthday, was on 23rd June, 2015. It was a… Read More »Narrative Essay | MY LAST BIRTHDAY

Punctuation marks is a sign mark used in writing to divide sentence and phrases. 1a. THE COMMA (,): It is used after ‘No’ and ‘Yes’. Example No, they never go… Read More »PUNCTUATION MARKS

For articulation of /s/, the tip and blade of the tongue make light contact with the alveolar fridge while the airstream passes through the groove created by partial obstruction. There… Read More »CONSTANT /S/ AND /Z/

IRONY: This refers to the art of saying one thing and meaning its opposite. An irony is either verbal or dramatic. The former means intentionally saying the opposite of what… Read More »Irony, Euphemism and Hyperbole

Entrepreneurship Introduction: Expository is detailed explanation. It is a writing that explains a process, an idea or a feeling. It is some-what like a descriptive essay in that it contains… Read More »Expository Essay

Science and Technology You must have been introduced to science and technology in your school through integrated science and introductory technology (Basic Technology). You must have also felt the impact… Read More »VOCALBULARY DEVELOPMENT

The basic function of adverbials is that of modification. Adverbial modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Examples Adverbials as modifiers of the verb. John ate hurriedly (modifies ate) The children… Read More »Adverbials and the Present Tense

LEISURE What is this life if, full of care a We have no time to stand and stare a   No time to stand beneath the boughs b And stare… Read More »LEISURE

An argumentative essay is one that makes student to carefully consider an issue which has two sides to it and which has two sides to it and prove that one… Read More »Argumentative Essay

Stress is an important feature of speech which creates special problems to many Nigeria speakers of English. In speech sound, there words that are ultered or produced with greater breath… Read More »STRESS

Letter to a friend about your school Inter – house Sport. 7, Adesanya Street, Ile – Epo, Oke – Odo, Lagos. 13th May, 2015. Dear Ade, It is a pleasure… Read More »INFORMAL LETTER II

Surveying Scanning Skimming   SURVEYING: This talks about text, (title, author, date etc) and skimming and scanning are essential academic reading skills for you and for native English speakers too,… Read More »TECHNIQUES OF SPEED READING

Regular Verbs: are verbs which form their past tense and past participle with ‘ed’. Examples are: PRESENT TENSE                      PAST TENSE                             PAST PARTICIPLE Wed Wedded                                   Wedded Close Closed                                     Closed Hang… Read More »Regular and Irregular Verbs

Intonation is another feature of speech which affect the understanding of a message. It is the rise and fall of the voice in speech (or the variation in pitch). Intonation… Read More »Intonation / Stress

Writing A Report – An Accident I Witness I was on my way to school on a good morning, while I witnessed an horrible and heart pained accident at Shagamu… Read More »COMPOSITION