WAEC English 2019 Paper

Concept:The underlined letters in the given word produce the consonant sound $/w/$. We need to find which option also contains the $/w/$ sound.Explanation:The word "pewter" is pronounced $\text{/'pju:t@/}$. There is no $/w/$ sound in it. The word "wrong" is pronounced $\text{/rong/}$. Here, the letter "w" is silent, so no $/w/$ is heard. The word "twirl" is pronounced $\text{/tw3:l/}$. The letters "tw" together produce the $/w/$ sound clearly. The word "brew" is pronounced $\text{/bru:/}$. There is no $/w/$ sound in it either. Therefore, the word that shares the same consonant sound is "twirl".Answer:C. twirl