WAEC English 2025 Paper

Concept:The symbol $\text{/\v{s}/}$ stands for the “sh” sound, as in “ship”.Explanation:Check the sound made by the underlined letters in each option.Option A: “charm” has “ch” pronounced as $\text{/t\v{s}/}$, not $\text{/sh/}$.Option B: “charade” has “ch” pronounced as $\text{/sh/}$, so it contains the required sound.Option C: “measure” has “s” pronounced as $\text{/zh/}$, not $\text{/S/}$.Option D: “fist” has “s” pronounced as $\text{/s/}$, not $\text{/\v{s}/}$.Only “charade” matches the phonetic symbol $\text{/sh/}$.Answer:B. charade