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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:

casualty

  1. A
    passion
  2. precisionAnswer
  3. C
    casserole
  4. D
    session

Answer

precision
In the target word 'casualty', the underlined letter 's' represents the voiced postalveolar fricative consonant sound /ʒ/. The word 'precision' also uses the letter 's' to represent this exact phonetic sound (/ʒ/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target consonant sound in the stem word.
In the word 'casualty', the underlined letter 's' is pronounced as the voiced postalveolar fricative sound /ʒ/.
Determining the exact phonetic transcription of the target sound is necessary before evaluating options.
2
Analyze the phonetic pronunciation of each option to locate the /ʒ/ sound.
The word 'precision' contains the /ʒ/ sound represented by the letter 's' (prɪˈsɪʒn), whereas 'passion' and 'session' contain /ʃ/, and 'casserole' contains /s/.
Comparing phonetic transcriptions isolates the matching consonant sound regardless of spelling differences.

Key Concept

Voiced Postalveolar Fricative Consonant Sound (/ʒ/)
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Consonant Sounds

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