Concept:The underlined letter in “girl” is
g, and it is pronounced as the voiced consonant sound /ɡ/.
Explanation:The word “girl” is pronounced /ɡɜːl/, so we must find an option that contains the same /ɡ/ sound.
A. “badge” is pronounced /bædʒ/ — it has /dʒ/, not /ɡ/.
B. “gist” is pronounced /dʒɪst/ — it has /dʒ/, not /ɡ/.
C. “bringing” is pronounced /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/ — it has /ŋ/, not /ɡ/.
D. “examine” is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ — the letter “x” here is pronounced as /ɡ/.
Therefore, “examine” shares the same consonant sound /ɡ/ as the underlined letter in “girl”.
Answer:D. examine