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Difficulty: MediumConsonant Sounds

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the SAME CONSONANT SOUND as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

chalet

  1. A
    champion
  2. B
    chaos
  3. champagneAnswer
  4. D
    choir

Answer

The word with the same consonant sound as the underlined letters in 'chalet' is 'champagne'.
The underlined digraph 'ch' in the French loanword 'chalet' is pronounced as /ʃ/. Among the choices, 'champagne' is also a French loanword in which 'ch' is pronounced as the same consonant sound /ʃ/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the consonant sound represented by the underlined letters in the target word.
In the word 'chalet', the letters 'ch' represent the voiceless postalveolar fricative sound /ʃ/.
'Chalet' is a loanword from French where 'ch' is articulated as /ʃ/ rather than the typical English /tʃ/.
2
Analyze the phonetic realization of the 'ch' digraph in each of the four option words.
'champion' has /tʃ/, 'chaos' has /k/, 'champagne' has /ʃ/, and 'choir' has /k/.
Determining the correct International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representation for each option reveals which word matches the target sound.
3
Match the target sound /ʃ/ with the corresponding option.
'champagne' is the only option that also features the /ʃ/ consonant sound.
Like 'chalet', 'champagne' retains its French origin pronunciation where 'ch' yields /ʃ/.

Key Concept

Consonant Sound Identification (Orthographic Variation of /ʃ/)
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