JAMB - English Language (2001 - No. 44)

Choose from the option the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Past

wrestle
preached
castle
pasture

Explanation

past - /pɑːst/

wrestle - /ˈres.əl/

preached - /priːtʃt/ (for the suffix 'ed', use the voiceless /t/ sound if the sound that comes before it is voiceless, use the voiced sound if the sound that comes before it is voiced - e.g. /si:md/)

castle - /ˈkɑː.səl/

pasture - /ˈpɑːs.tʃə/

 

 

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