WAEC English 2014 Paper

Concept:The underlined letter must represent the same consonant sound in the answer word as it does in the given word.Explanation:"Banked" is pronounced $\text{/bæŋkt/}$.Here, the underlined letter "k" has the consonant sound $/k/$.Now compare the consonant sounds in the options:• "led" ends with $/d/$, not $/k/$.• "filed" ends with $/d/$, not $/k/$.• "ludo" contains $/l/$ and $/d/$, not $/k/$.• "taken" is pronounced $\text{/'teik@n/}$ and clearly contains the $/k/$ sound.Therefore, the correct option is "taken."Answer:C. taken