Concept:The underlined
g in “beige” is pronounced as /ʒ/, the same sound heard in “vision”.
Explanation:“Beige” is spoken as /beɪʒ/, so the underlined letter represents the consonant sound /ʒ/.
Now examine each option carefully.
Option A, “gag”, starts with the sound /ɡ/, not /ʒ/.
Option B, “genre”, is pronounced as /ˈʒɒnrə/ or /ˈʒɑːnrə/, and it begins with the same /ʒ/ sound.
Option C, “gem”, begins with the sound /dʒ/, which is different from /ʒ/.
Option D, “lough”, contains the sound /k/ or /x/, not /ʒ/.
Therefore, the word that has the same consonant sound as the underlined letter is “genre”.
Answer:B. genre