One of the many ways that isiZulu is examined is that you will be asked to write a sentence that shows two different meanings (izincazelo) of common words.
Words used in IEB Matric:
- 2024 in RED
- 2023 in PURPLE [none]
- 2022 in BLUE [none]
- 2021 in ORANGE
| igama word | izincazelo different meanings | imisho sentences |
| inyanga | 1. moon 2. month 3. herbalist | 1. inyanga idilingene namhlanje. 2. inyanga kaNtulikazi inamakhaza. 3. siya enyangeni ngoba sifuna imithi. |
| ilanga | 1. sun 2. day 3. weather | 1. ilanga likhanyisa umhlaba. 2. lide ilanga lanamuhla. 3. ilanga linomoya namhlanje. |
| amanzi | 1. water 2. beer | 1. amanzi olwandle anosawoti. 2. uthanda ukuphuza amanzi endaweni yokucima ukoma. |
| umuthi | 1. medicine 2. tree | 1. uma unomkhuhlane, udinga ukuthatha umuthi. 2. umuthi umilela ehlathini. |
| izulu | 1. sky 2. lightning 3. weather | 1. izulu libalele namhlanje. 2. izulu lishaye umuzi womuntu ngamandla. 3. izulu lihle namhlanje. |
| isonto | 1. church 2. Sunday 3. week | 1. umalume wami usebenzela esontweni. 2. wenzani ngeSonto? 3. isonto lami belilibi. |
| isibindi | 1. liver 2. courage | 1. Udokotela ungitshele ukuthi nginesifo sesibindi. 2. Amasosha adinga ukuba nesibindi ngoba asempini. |
| isithunzi | 1. shadow 2. dignity | 1. Kumnyama endlini ngenxa yesithunzi sesihlahla 2. Amaphoyisa awavunyelwe ukulimaza isithunzi somuntu. |
| ukufihla | 1. hide, conceal 2. bury | 1. abanye abantu bafuna ukufihla amagama abo. 2. umufi wafihlwa ngoMgqibelo. |
| ukufunda | 1. read 2. study, learn | 1. ngithanda ukufunda izincwadi. 2. baningi abafunda lokhu esikoleni. |
| umoya | 1. mood 2. wind 3. spirit | 1. uthini umoya wenkondlo? 2. umoya uvunguza ngamandla. 3. umuntu ungenelwe umoya kaNkulunkulu. |
| umnyango | 1. door 2. department | 1. vula umnyango, ungene. 2. ngisebenzela umnyango wezemfundo. |
| umsebenzi | 1. work 2. ritual | 1. ayikho imisebenzi kule nkampani 2. umsebenzi womngcwabo uthatha amahora amaningi |
Please let me know if there are other words that you can think of to be included. Comments are open!