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Difficulty: HardConsonant Sounds

Which of the options lettered A to D contains the SAME CONSONANT SOUND as the one represented by the underlined letter in the word 'casual'?

  1. A
    fissure
  2. beigeAnswer
  3. C
    chivalry
  4. D
    censor

Answer

The word 'beige' contains the same consonant sound (/ʒ/) as the underlined letter in 'casual'.
The underlined letter 's' in 'casual' represents the voiced postalveolar fricative consonant sound /ʒ/. The word 'beige' contains the exact same sound, realized through the spelling 'ge' at the end of the word.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target consonant sound
The underlined letter 's' in 'casual' represents the voiced postalveolar fricative sound, phonetically transcribed as /ʒ/.
Accurate phonetic identification of the target word is essential before examining the options.
2
Analyze the phonetic composition of each option
'fissure' uses /ʃ/, 'beige' uses /ʒ/, 'chivalry' uses /ʃ/, and 'censor' uses /s/.
Determining the precise consonant sound produced by the relevant letters in each candidate word isolates the matching sound.
3
Select the option with the matching sound
The word 'beige' ends with the /ʒ/ sound (spelled 'ge'), matching 'casual'.
Both words share the identical /ʒ/ sound despite using different orthographic representations ('s' vs 'ge').

Key Concept

Voiced Postalveolar Fricative (/ʒ/) Articulation
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Consonant Sounds

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