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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:

whole

  1. A
    where
  2. howAnswer
  3. C
    what
  4. D
    when

Answer

how
In the word 'whole' (/həʊl/), the letter 'w' is silent, making the initial consonant sound the voiceless glottal fricative /h/. The word 'how' (/haʊ/) begins with the identical consonant sound /h/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the phonetic consonant sound of the underlined letters in the target word.
In the word 'whole', the letter 'w' is silent, and the digraph 'wh' represents the voiceless glottal fricative sound /h/.
Phonetic transcription of 'whole' is /həʊl/.
2
Analyze the consonant sound produced by the relevant letters in each option.
'where' begins with /w/; 'how' begins with /h/; 'what' begins with /w/; 'when' begins with /w/.
Matching orthographic patterns to International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representations.
3
Match the target sound /h/ with the option containing the exact same sound.
The word 'how' contains the initial sound /h/, matching 'whole'.
Both words share the voiceless glottal fricative /h/.

Key Concept

Consonant Sounds: Glottal Fricative /h/ vs. Labial-Velar Approximant /w/
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Consonant Sounds

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