WAEC English 2024 Paper

Concept:The letters "sc" in "escape" are pronounced as the consonant cluster $/sk/$.Choose the word that also contains the same $/sk/$ sound.Explanation:"escape" is pronounced $\text{/i'skeip/}$.So the underlined letters give the sound $/sk/$.Now check each option:A. "lacks" is $\text{/l\ae ks/}$ – it has $/ks/$, not $/sk/$.B. "exact" is $\text{exact}$ – it has no $/sk/$ sound.C. "scene" is $\text{/si:n/}$ – the letters "sc" here produce only $/s/$.D. "school" is $\text{/sku:l/}$ – it starts with the consonant cluster $/sk/$.Therefore, "school" has the same consonant sound as the underlined letters in "escape".Answer:D. school