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In English phonology, certain words contain unpronounced consonant letters depending on their etymological origin and phonetic environment. Which of the following word pairs consists of words that BOTH contain a silent consonant letter?

  1. A
    subtle and crumble
  2. sword and answerCevap
  3. C
    vehicle and inherit
  4. D
    corps and symptom

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The pair 'sword and answer' consists of words that both contain a silent consonant letter.
In standard English pronunciation, both 'sword' (/sɔːd/) and 'answer' (/ˈɑːnsər/) contain a silent 'w'. Neither word articulates the 'w' sound in standard Received Pronunciation.

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1
Analyze the phonetic pronunciation of each word in the given pairs.
Identify whether the targeted consonant in each word is articulated or silent in standard English (RP).
Determining silent consonants requires checking the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions of standard English pronunciations.
2
Evaluate the pair containing 'sword' and 'answer'.
'sword' is transcribed as /sɔːd/ (silent 'w') and 'answer' is transcribed as /ˈɑːnsər/ (silent 'w').
Both words completely omit the sound of the letter 'w' during standard articulation.
3
Evaluate the remaining options to identify misarticulations.
'crumble' (/ˈkrʌmbəl/), 'inherit' (/ɪnˈherɪt/), and 'symptom' (/ˈsɪmptəm/) all articulate their respective consonant sounds ('b', 'h', and 'p').
A common misconception is assuming that related or visually similar words share silent consonant rules.

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