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WAEC English 2018 Paper

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Question : 88

Total: 134

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

but
shoot
spot
jaw

Solution:

Concept:

The word "short" contains the long vowel sound

\text{/O:/}

.

Explanation:

"short" is pronounced

\text{/short/}

.

The underlined letters represent the vowel sound

\text{/o:/}

.

Check each option:

A. "but" is

/b\wedge t/

— different vowel sound.

B. "shoot" is

\text{/shu:t/}

— different vowel sound.

C. "spot" is

\text{/spot/}

— different vowel sound.

D. "jaw" is

\text{/d\v{z}o:/}

— has the same vowel sound

\text{/o:/}

.

Answer:

D. jaw

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