WAEC English 2018 Paper

Concept:The given phonetic symbol represents the diphthong $/\mathrm{ei}/$, a vowel sound commonly heard in words like "day".Explanation:Pronounce each option carefully and identify its vowel sound.A. "alone" is pronounced $/\mathrm{əˈləʊn}/$; it does not contain the $/\mathrm{ei}/$ sound.B. "greet" is pronounced $\text{/gri:t/}$; it has a long $/\mathrm{i:}/$ sound, not $/\mathrm{eI}/$.C. "height" is pronounced $/\mathrm{hait}/$; it contains the $/\mathrm{aI}/$ diphthong, not $/\mathrm{ei}/$.D. "neigh" is pronounced $/\text{nei}/$; it ends with the exact sound $/\mathrm{ei}/$.Therefore, the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol is "neigh".Answer:D. neigh