WAEC English 2018 Paper

Concept:Identify the word that contains the consonant sound indicated by the phonetic symbol.Explanation:Say each option aloud and listen carefully to the consonant sounds.A. ankle is pronounced $\text{/ankle/}$. The letters "nk" together produce the sound $\text{/ŋ/}$, not a clear $/n/$.B. knock is pronounced $/nok/$. It clearly begins with the sound $/n/$, which is the required sound.C. hymn is pronounced $\text{/him/}$. The final $n$ is silent, so there is no $/n/$ sound.D. hung is pronounced $\text{/h}\Lambda\text{ŋ/}$. The "ng" at the end makes the single sound $\text{/ŋ/}$, not $/n/$.Only option B contains the required $/n/$ sound at the beginning of the word.Answer:B. knock.