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WAEC English 2023 Paper

Question : 125

Total: 140

/æ/

Solution:

Concept:

The symbol

\text{/æ/}

represents a short vowel sound, as heard in words like “cat” and “bat.”

Explanation:

Check each option for the

\text{/æ/}

sound.

Snag is pronounced

\text{/sn\ae g/}

, so it contains

\text{/æ/}

Around begins with the sound

\text{/@/}

, not

\text{/æ/}

Small has the vowel sound

\text{/o:/}

Also has the vowel sound

\text{/o:/}

as well.

Therefore, only snag matches the given phonetic symbol.

Answer:

A. snag

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