Concept:Identify the consonant sound made by the underlined letters “ss” in “fissure” and match it with the same sound in the options.
Explanation:In “fissure”, the underlined “ss” is pronounced as /ʃ/, the sound you hear at the beginning of the word “shoe”.
Now check the options:
“erase” has the sound /s/ or /z/, not /ʃ/.
“vision” has the sound /ʒ/, which is the voiced partner of /ʃ/, but it is not the same sound.
“feature” has the sound /tʃ/, not /ʃ/.
“unsure” contains the word “sure”, where the letter “s” is pronounced as /ʃ/.
Therefore, the word that shares the same consonant sound is “unsure”.
Answer:C. unsure