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WorksheetsExploring Yoruba Sentences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the basic structure of a Yoruba sentence?
Verb-Subject-Object (VSO) structure
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure
Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) structure
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) structure
Identify the subject in the sentence: 'Bola is reading.'
Bola
The book
Bola is
Reading
What is the Yoruba word for 'to eat'?
ra
jẹ
mu
ko
Translate the noun 'book' into Yoruba.
iweji
iwe
iweko
iwewe
What is the Yoruba pronoun for 'they'?
wọn
wun
wa
won
How do you form a yes/no question in Yoruba?
Start with `Se' and the subject and verb.
Use 'ko' or 'ma' instead of 'Ki' or 'se'
Add a question mark at the end of the statement.
Begin with the verb and subject only.
What is the past tense marker in Yoruba?
ti
ko
si
na
Give an example of a common Yoruba verb.
Ṣọlá
Tádé
Segun
jẹ
What is the Yoruba word for 'tani?
Who
ileta
ileke
ilese
How do you ask 'What is your name?' in Yoruba?
Ki ni oruko rẹ?
Kini oruko mi?
Ibo ni oruko re?
Bawo ni oruko re?
What is the present continuous tense in Yoruba?
n + adjective
n + verb
verb + n
n + noun
Translate 'I am going to school' into Yoruba.
Mo n lọ sí ile-iwe.
Mo n lọ sí ilé-ìṣe
Mo n lọ sí ilé-ẹ̀kọ́
Mo n lọ sí ilé-èkó-ìmọ.
What is the Yoruba pronoun for 'we'?
awa ni
e
emi
awa/ a
How do you form a question using 'where' in Yoruba?
Ibo?
Nibo ni?
Nibo lo?
Nibo?
What is the future tense marker in Yoruba?
sì or jé
yóò or máà
yà or wà
bẹ́ or kì
Identify the object in the sentence: 'She loves music.'
music
the piano
loves
She
What is the Yoruba word for 'Sentence '?
baba
sister
uncle
Gbólóhùn
How do you say 'Do you understand?' in Yoruba?
Se o ye ẹ?
Se o mo?
Bawo ni?
Kí ni?
What is the Yoruba word for 'to play'?
ṣe ere
ṣe ayẹyẹ
ṣe iṣẹ
ṣe erekusu
Translate 'He is sleeping' into Yoruba.
Ó n jẹun
Ó n sùn pé
Ó n sùn ni
Ó n sun
