NECO 2009 English Language · Question 29

Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s) car

Options

In the original paper part of this question is underlined. The underline isn't shown here: see the explanation below.

A.cause
B.caveat
C.hand
D.park
E.rank

Answer: D. park

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The word is "car", and the underlined part is the vowel sound in it. In "car" the sound is the long vowel /ɑː/ (as in "father"). The task is to find the option whose underlined vowel has the same sound. The underlining isn't shown here, so I'll assume it marks the vowel sound in each word.

Concept: "ar" in words like car, park, and farm is pronounced /ɑː/. Other spellings with "a" give different sounds, such as /ɔː/, /æ/, or /eɪ/.

Checking each option:

A. cause – /kɔːz/. The sound is /ɔː/, as in "organ". ❌
B. caveat – /ˈkæviæt/ (or /ˈkeɪviæt/). The first vowel is /æ/ or /eɪ/. ❌
C. hand – /hænd/. The sound is /æ/. ❌
D. park – /pɑːk/. The sound is /ɑː/, the same as in "car". ✅
E. rank – /ræŋk/. The sound is /æ/. ❌

Answer: The vowel in "park" matches the vowel in "car".

Tip: For vowel-sound questions, say each word aloud and compare it with the key word. The letters "ar" usually give /ɑː/, as in car, park, farm, and hard. The exceptions are words like "war" and "warm", which have /ɔː/. Short "a" before "n" or "nk", as in hand and rank, is the short /æ/ sound.

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