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Complete the statement below by identifying the correct consonant sound represented by the underlined letter combination in each word.

Answer:In the English word 'chef', the digraph 'ch' produces the consonant sound represented phonetically as 【/ʃ/】, whereas in the word 'choir', the digraph 'ch' produces the sound represented as 【/k/】.

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In 'chef', the digraph 'ch' represents the consonant sound /ʃ/, while in 'choir', 'ch' represents the consonant sound /k/.
The digraph 'ch' is pronounced as the fricative /ʃ/ (like 'sh') in 'chef' and as the plosive /k/ (hard 'k' sound) in 'choir'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the pronunciation of the digraph 'ch' in the word 'chef'.
The letters 'ch' in 'chef' produce the voiceless postalveolar fricative sound, transcribed in IPA as /ʃ/.
Words borrowed into English from French (such as 'chef', 'machine', 'chiffon') preserve the /ʃ/ pronunciation for 'ch'.
2
Analyze the pronunciation of the digraph 'ch' in the word 'choir'.
The letters 'ch' in 'choir' produce the voiceless velar plosive sound, transcribed in IPA as /k/.
Words of Greek derivation (such as 'choir', 'school', 'chemist', 'monarch') typically realize the digraph 'ch' as the hard consonant sound /k/.

Key Concept

Orthographic variations of consonant sounds for the digraph 'ch'
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