WAEC English 2018 Paper

Concept:The question tests recognition of the same vowel sound in different words. Here, the underlined letters in the given word “parse” represent the long vowel sound $\text{/a:/}$.Explanation:The word “parse” is pronounced $\text{/pa:s/}$.Its underlined vowel sound is the open back unrounded vowel $\text{/a:/}$.Now, examine each option to find the same vowel sound.Option A: “spice” is $\text{/spa\i s/}$, which has the diphthong $\text{/ai/}$, not $/\alpha:/$.Option B: “irk” is $/3:k/$, which has the sound $\text{/3:/}$, not $\text{/a:/}$.Option C: “chart” is $/tʃɑːt/$, containing the exact vowel sound $/\alpha:/$. This matches.Option D: “eye” is $\text{/ai/}$, which again has the diphthong $\text{/a\i/}$, not $/a:/$.Therefore, the word that shares the same vowel sound as “parse” is “chart”.Answer:C. chart