Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket Ask[ed]

Analyze the question: "Asked" is pronounced /ɑːskt/. The "-ed" ending is not pronounced as "ed". It sounds like /t/. So we need a word with a /t/ sound, and the question wants the sound of the bracketed part, not the whole word.

Concept: The "-ed" ending has three sounds:

• /t/ after voiceless consonants (p, k, s, f, sh, ch), e.g. asked, helped, passed
• /d/ after voiced sounds, e.g. played, begged
• /ɪd/ after t or d, e.g. wanted, needed

"Ask" ends in the voiceless /k/, so "-ed" becomes /t/ (asked = /ɑːskt/).

Check the options:

• A. whistle /ˈwɪsl/: the "t" is silent, so there is no /t/ sound.
• B. bed /bed/: ends in /d/, which is not /t/.
• C. set /set/: ends in /t/, a match.
• D. Third /θɜːd/: ends in /d/, not /t/.

Answer: C. set

Tip: For "-ed" questions, ignore the spelling and ask whether the sound before it is voiceless or voiced. Voiceless gives /t/, voiced gives /d/. Also remember that silent letters, like the "t" in whistle, never count as sounds.