WAEC English 2023 Paper

Concept:The underlined letters “ui” in “cruise” produce the long vowel sound $\text{/u:/}$.Explanation:“Cruise” is pronounced $\text{/kru:z/}$. Its vowel sound is $\text{/u:/}$, the same as in “food” or “blue”.Check each option for the vowel sound:A. “move” is pronounced $\text{/mu:v/}$ — it has $\text{/u:/}$.B. “suite” is pronounced $\text{/swi:t/}$ — it has $\text{/i:/}$, not $\text{/u:/}$.C. “quit” is pronounced $\text{/kwit/}$ — it has $\text{/I/}$.D. “hood” is pronounced $/h\upsilon d/$ — it has $/\upsilon/$, a short sound.Only “move” shares the exact long vowel sound $\text{/u:/}$.Answer:A. move