BECE English 2025 Paper

Concept:Identify the word whose vowel sound matches the vowel sound in the word “queue”.Explanation:The word “queue” is pronounced as /kjuː/.After the first consonant /k/, the vowel sound is /juː/, which is a long “u” sound with a slight /j/ glide.Now compare the vowel sound in each option with /juː/.“Fee” is pronounced /fiː/, and its vowel sound is /iː/, not /juː/.“Cool” is pronounced /kuːl/, and its vowel sound is /uː/, without the /j/ glide.“Quest” is pronounced /kwest/, and it contains the vowel sound /e/.“Few” is pronounced /fjuː/, and it contains the exact vowel sound /juː/.So “few” matches the vowel sound found in “queue”.Answer:D. few