WAEC English 2022 Paper

Concept:Identify the option that has the same vowel sound as the underlined letter in “hut”.Explanation:The underlined letter “u” in “hut” is pronounced with the short vowel sound $/ \wedge /$, like the “u” in “cup”.Now compare the vowel sound in each option with this sound.In “knob”, the vowel sound is $/ \mathrm{a} /$, so it does not match $/ \wedge /$.In “rot”, the vowel sound is also $/\mathrm{a}/$, so it is not the correct match.In “bought”, the vowel sound is $/\mathrm{o:}/$, which is different from $/ \wedge /$.In “tonne”, the vowel sound is $/ \wedge /$, exactly the same as the sound in “hut”.Therefore, “tonne” is the word that shares the same underlined vowel sound.Answer:D. tonne