JAMB - English Language (2002 - No. 37)
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).
Preached?
Preached?
question
castle
past
lotion
Explication
The underlined "t" in "preached" represents the sound /t/, as the past tense morphem is pronounced as /t/ if it follows a voiceless sound and /d/ if it follows a voiced sound. C. past → The "t" is pronounced /t/, making C the answer.
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A. question → question has the /tʃ/ sound in the "t".
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B. castle → The "st" is pronounced /s/, as the 't' is silent.
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D. lotion → The "t" is pronounced as /ʃ/