WAEC English 2014 Paper

Concept:The underlined letter h in heavy is pronounced as the consonant sound $/h/$.Explanation:The word heavy is pronounced $\text{/'hevi/}$, so its initial sound is $/h/$.Check each option:• A. honour is pronounced $/ˈɒnə/$ — the h is silent.• B. heir is pronounced $/\epsilon_r/$ — the h is silent.• C. beehive is pronounced $\text{/'bi:,haiv/}$ — the second part hive has the clear $/h/$ sound.• D. when is pronounced $\frac{w}{\epsilon n}$ — it has a $/w/$ sound, not $/h/$.Therefore, only beehive contains the same consonant sound $/h/$ as in heavy.Answer:C. beehive