WAEC English 2014 Paper

Concept:The underlined letter s in "disease" is judged by its actual consonant sound, not by its spelling.Explanation:The word "disease" is pronounced $\text{/d\i'zi:z/}$.The underlined s has the voiced consonant sound $/z/$.Now compare this sound with each option.A. "decease" is pronounced $\text{/di'si:s/}$ — it has the sound $/s/$, not $/z/$.B. "case" is pronounced $\text{/keIs/}$ — it ends with $/s/$.C. "seats" is pronounced $\text{/si:ts/}$ — it contains $/s/$ and $/ts/$.D. "zeal" is pronounced $\text{/zi:l/}$ — it begins with the voiced sound $/z/$.Therefore, the word that shares the same consonant sound is "zeal".Answer:D. zeal