WAEC English 2023 Paper

Concept:The underlined letters th in "then" make the voiced dental sound $/ð/$.Explanation:"Then" is pronounced $/\eth{}en/$.The sound is a voiced consonant, produced with vibration of the vocal cords.Check each option:"thaw" begins with the voiceless $/θ/$ sound."smooth" contains the voiced $/ð/$ sound at the end."den" starts with $/d/$, not $/ð/$."wealthy" has the voiceless $/θ/$ sound.Only "smooth" shares the same voiced consonant sound as "then".Answer:B. smooth