WAEC 2017 English Language · Question 98

bare — choose the word that has the same vowel sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined

Question

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. bare

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

A.chair
B.deer
C.say
D.here

Answer: A. chair

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The word is "bare", and we need to find the word with the same vowel sound as the one in "bare". The underlining isn't visible here, but the vowel sound in "bare" is clearly the "are" sound.

Explain the concept: "bare" is pronounced /beə/. The vowel sound is the diphthong /eə/, as in "air", "care", "hair", "there".

Step-by-step solution:

bare → /beə/ → vowel sound /eə/
Check each option: • A. chair → /tʃeə/ → vowel sound /eə/ ✔ (a match) • B. deer → /dɪə/ → vowel sound /ɪə/ ✘ • C. say → /seɪ/ → vowel sound /eɪ/ ✘ • D. here → /hɪə/ → vowel sound /ɪə/ ✘

Only "chair" has the /eə/ sound, so it matches "bare".

Tip: Watch out for "-are", "-air" and "-ere" spellings. Words like care, hair, fair, pair, there, where share /eə/. Don't be misled by here and deer, which both have /ɪə/. Spelling can be deceptive, so always say the word aloud in your head and match the sound, not the letters.

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