WAEC English 2019 Paper

Concept:The target sound is the voiced affricate $/dʒ/$, which occurs when you pronounce the final consonant in badge.Explanation:Listen carefully to each option and check whether the sound $/dʒ/$ appears.First, costume is pronounced $\text{/'kastju:m/}$, with no $\text{/dz/}$ sound anywhere.Next, counsel is pronounced $/ˈkaʊnsəl/$, and it also has no $/dʒ/$ sound.Now examine badge; it is pronounced $/bædʒ/$.The spelling “dge” at the end of badge represents exactly the sound $/dʒ/$.Finally, aura is pronounced $/ˈɔːrə/$, which contains no $/dʒ/$ sound.Hence, among all the options, only badge contains the given phonetic sound.Answer:C. badge