JAMB - English Language (2015 - No. 48)
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters or letters underlined.
Brought
Brought
roar
plough
drought
worse
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The word ‘bought’ is transcribed /bc:t/ and it is the long vowel sound of /Ɔ/. The answer is A ‘roar’ /rc:r/ or /rc:r/ and it is the long vowel sound as ‘bought’ /bc:t/. the others have different vowel sounds like ‘plough’ /plau/, which has the diphthong /au/, ‘drought’ /draut/, also with the diphthong /au/ and ‘worse’ /wƷ:s/ which has a different sound.