From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. /ŋ/

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2021 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/ŋ/

Answer Details
The word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol /ŋ/ is "gone". The symbol /ŋ/ represents the sound that occurs at the end of words such as "sing", "king", and "ring". In the word "gone", the letters "ng" create this same sound. The other options do not contain this sound. "Tongue" ends in the sound /ŋ/ but it is spelled with "ngue". "Fan" ends with the sound /n/ and "wind" ends with the sound /d/.

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