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

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2014 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

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

/z/

Answer Details
The word that contains the sound represented by the phonetic symbol /z/ is "exist". The sound /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative, which is heard at the end of the word "exist". The other words contain different sounds: "lice" has the sound /s/, which is voiceless, "leave" has the sound /v/, which is also voiced but is a labiodental fricative, and "measure" has the sound /ʒ/, which is a voiced postalveolar fricative.

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