WAEC English 2021 Paper

Concept:The given phonetic symbol represents the diphthong sound $/a\upsilon/$, as in "how" or "cow".Explanation:The word "plough" is pronounced $\text{/plau/}$.It directly contains the target sound $/a\upsilon/$.Now check the other options."Vogue" is pronounced $\text{/veug/}$, which does not have $\text{/au/}$."Drool" is pronounced $\text{/dru:l/}$, which does not have $/a\upsilon/$."Drawn" is pronounced $\text{/dro:n/}$, which does not have $\text{/au/}$.Therefore, only "plough" matches the sound represented by the given symbol.Answer:C. plough