WAEC English 2014 Paper

Concept:The sound $/s/$ is a voiceless consonant sound commonly represented by the letter "s".Explanation:Check each option for the presence of the $/s/$ sound.A. "cash" is pronounced $/\text{k\ae\v{s}}/$: it contains no $/s/$ sound.B. "church" is pronounced $\text{/tS3:tS/}$: it contains no $/s/$ sound.C. "slash" is pronounced $/\text{sl\ae sh}/$: it begins with the $/s/$ sound.D. "bees" is pronounced $\text{/bi:z/}$: it ends with a $/z/$ sound, not $/s/$.Therefore, the word that contains the sound $/s/$ is "slash".Answer:C. slash