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Junior Cycle Irish: Séimhiú & urú

How often Séimhiú & urú comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Séimhiú & urú, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Séimhiú & urú.

(a)Roghnaigh an fhoirm cheart: 'Chaill mé mo ___ nua.' (bróga)
  1. mbróga
  2. bhróga
  3. bróga
(b)Roghnaigh an fhoirm cheart: 'Bhí an cheolchoirm ___ aréir.'
  1. an mhaith
  2. an-maith
  3. an-mhaith
(c)Roghnaigh an fhoirm cheart: 'Tá ár ___ in aice na farraige.' (teach)
  1. dteach
  2. teach
  3. theach
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(a) bhróga

(b) an-mhaith

(c) dteach

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Séimhiú & urú.

Higher Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q9
2024Not asked
2023Q9
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Séimhiú & urú questions

Séimhiú & urú, 3 marks

Cé acu seo a chiallaíonn 'his mother'?

  1. a máthair
  2. ár máthair
  3. a mháthair
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a mháthair

A meaning his adds séimhiú: a mháthair. A meaning her leaves a consonant alone (a máthair) but puts h before a vowel (a hathair). Ár máthair = our mother.

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