WAEC English 2018 Paper

Concept:The underlined vowel sound in the given word is the long open-mid central sound $/\varepsilon:/$.Explanation:The word burn is pronounced as $\text{/b3:n/}$.The letters ur together produce the vowel sound $\text{/3:/}$.Now check the vowel sounds in the options.A. barn is pronounced $\text{/ba:n/}$ — vowel sound $\text{/a:/}$.B. owl is pronounced $/a\upsilon l/$ — diphthong $\text{/au/}$.C. girl is pronounced $\text{/g3:l/}$ — vowel sound $\text{/}\varepsilon\text{:/}$.D. pus is pronounced $/p{\wedge}s/$ — vowel sound $/\wedge/$.Only option C has the same vowel sound $\text{/3:/}$ as the underlined letters in burn.Answer:C. girl