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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 in the word below:

guest

  1. A
    germ
  2. guitarAnswer
  3. C
    genius
  4. D
    gnaw

Answer

guitar
The underlined letter 'g' in 'guest' represents the voiced velar plosive /ɡ/. The word 'guitar' also articulates the letter 'g' as /ɡ/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the phonetic consonant sound of the underlined letter in the stem word.
In the word 'guest', the letter 'g' represents the hard voiced velar plosive sound /ɡ/.
The digraph 'gu' before 'e' preserves the hard /ɡ/ sound.
2
Analyze the consonant sound of the target letters in each given option.
'germ' produces /dʒ/, 'guitar' produces /ɡ/, 'genius' produces /dʒ/, and 'gnaw' has a silent 'g'.
Different spelling patterns and historical origins determine whether 'g' is pronounced as /ɡ/, /dʒ/, or left silent.
3
Match the option that shares the exact same consonant sound /ɡ/.
'guitar' shares the /ɡ/ sound with 'guest'.
Both words use the letter 'g' (followed by 'u') to represent the voiced velar plosive /ɡ/.

Key Concept

Hard vs Soft Consonants (/ɡ/ vs /dʒ/) and Silent Letters
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Consonant Sounds

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