75 prompts matching "Every syllable carries a tone"
Write answers and new meanings
I am a Primary 6 pupil writing Yorùbá comprehension answers. Set me six questions to answe
Read my answers back aloud
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning to check my own Yorùbá. Teach me a routine for reading my
A twelve-line rainy season poem
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning a poem to recite. Write me an original twelve-line Yorùbá
Two tongue twisters at three speeds
I am a Primary 6 pupil warming up for tone work in Yorùbá. Teach me two tongue twisters, i
Hum before I say the word
I am a Primary 6 pupil drilling Yorùbá tone. Work through igbá, ìgbà, igba and ìgbá, then
Say iyán and ìyàn clearly
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning Yorùbá nasal vowels. Drill me on Mo fẹ́ jẹ iyán against Ìy
Find ten marks that are wrong
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning to proofread my Yorùbá. Give me a paragraph containing ten
Hunt connectives in a passage
I am a Primary 6 pupil reading Yorùbá closely. Give me a passage of a hundred and seventy
Start each sentence a new way
I am a Primary 6 pupil writing a connected Yorùbá paragraph. Set me seven sentences about
Greet a family at the door
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning marriage customs in Yorùbá. Teach me four greeting lines u
Mark it before I say it
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning Yorùbá sub-dots and tone. Drill me on ọbẹ̀ against ọ̀bẹ, a
What obì and oyin stand for
I am a Primary 6 pupil writing about marriage customs in Yorùbá. Set me six numbered sente
Chanting is not just reading
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning to chant in Yorùbá rather than read. Explain in plain Engl
Write out the oríkì I learned
I am a Primary 6 pupil who has learned an oríkì from an elder at home. Set me the task of
Add a line to the circle
I am a Primary 6 pupil practising oríkì with friends. Run a chanting circle in which each
From rough draft to fair copy
I am a Primary 6 pupil writing my own oríkì in Yorùbá. Set me eight to ten lines with two
Give a reason in two minutes
I am a Primary 6 pupil preparing for a Yorùbá debate. Ask me Kí ni ìdí rẹ? after everythin
Say the formal opening loudly
I am a Primary 6 pupil learning to open a Yorùbá debate. Drill me on Alága, adájọ́ àti ẹ̀y
Finish and polish my story
I am a Primary 6 pupil finishing a Yorùbá story. Set me the task of completing it to two h
Rhythm of three long idioms
I am a Primary 6 pupil saying Yorùbá idioms properly. Drill me on ojú kòkòrò, ọwọ́ gbọ̀ọ̀r