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Listening and speaking

Junior High 6 questions
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What listening and speaking means

This skill helps you hear how words and sentences sound in spoken English. You learn where to place stress, how your voice rises or falls, and how to ask in a polite way.

What you will practise

  • Identify the stressed syllable in common words.
  • Choose sentences that use rising intonation.
  • Spot polite phrases for asking for help.
  • Listen for meaning changes in spoken questions.

Before you start

You should already be able to read simple words and sentence types. It also helps if you know basic question and statement forms.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

In the word "photograph", which syllable is stressed?

  • PHO-to-graph
  • pho-TO-graph
  • pho-to-GRAPH
  • None
Answer: PHO-to-graph

Working: The primary stress in "photograph" falls on the first syllable: PHO-to-graph.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Putting stress on the wrong syllable in longer words. Listen to the word and repeat it slowly.
  • Using a falling tone for yes or no questions. These usually rise at the end.
  • Choosing direct commands when a polite request is needed. Use soft phrases like 'Could you please...'.
  • Confusing strong and weak sounds in speech. Say the whole sentence aloud before answering.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabusBECE

This topic usually appears in Junior High School oral English work, where you practise spoken communication and listening. It supports the kind of language awareness often checked in BECE-style English questions.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other JHS Oral Language & Literature skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

Letters and SoundsEarly Reading and WritingSHS English and LiteratureAcademic and Professional WritingGrammarVocabulary

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Exams that assess listening and speaking

Junior High work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

BECEBECE practice questionsFree BECE practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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