WAEC - English Language (2023 - No. 70)
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
sign
sign
fawn
thing
hymn
single
Vysvětlení
The underlined consonant sound in 'sign' is 'gn'. In English phonetics, 'gn' is often silent when it comes at the end of words. The word 'hymn' also has this 'n' sound silent. Therefore, 'hymn' has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters in 'sign'.