guitar — Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter underlined

Analyze the question: The word "guitar" has the letter "g" underlined (the first letter). We need to find the option whose "g" (or underlined consonant) has the same sound as the one in "guitar".

Explain the concept: In English, the letter "g" has two main sounds:

• Hard /g/ as in go, gift, guitar
• Soft /dʒ/ as in gem, giant, judge

In "guitar" /gɪˈtɑː/, the "u" is silent and only makes the "g" hard. So the sound is the hard /g/.

Solution: Let's check each option's sound:

• A. judge /dʒʌdʒ/: the sounds are /dʒ/, not /g/
• B. rogue /rəʊg/: ends with a hard /g/ (the "ue" is silent). This matches "guitar".
• C. jam /dʒæm/: begins with /dʒ/
• D. strange /streɪndʒ/: the "ge" is /dʒ/

Only rogue has the hard /g/ sound found in "guitar".

Answer: B. rogue

Tip: When "g" is followed by "u" (as in guitar, guest, guard, league, rogue), the "u" usually just keeps the "g" hard. When "g" is followed by "e", "i" or "y", it is often soft, but not always (e.g. get, give). Always say the word aloud and listen to the sound, not the spelling.