Oral forms: rhymes and stress

Section: Oral Forms

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Oral forms: rhymes and stress, the JAMB English Language syllabus expects you to study:

• Identifying rhyming words.
• Choosing the correct word stress or emphatic stress.

Study notes & guidance

Study Oral forms: rhymes and stress using a recommended English Language textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in English Language, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Oral forms: rhymes and stress, you should be able to:

1. Identify rhyming words
2. Choose the correct word stress or emphatic stress

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME English Language syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.