/dʒ/ — Choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol

Question analysis: We need the word containing the sound /dʒ/, the "j" sound as in judge or job.

Concept: /dʒ/ is a voiced affricate. In spelling it is usually written as j, dg, or a soft g (before e, i, y), as in giant, age, bridge.

Checking each option:

• A. snigger – /ˈsnɪɡə/. The "gg" here is a hard /g/, not /dʒ/.
• B. plumage – /ˈpluːmɪdʒ/. The ending "-age" is pronounced /ɪdʒ/, so it has /dʒ/.
• C. dogged – /ˈdɒɡɪd/ (as in "a dogged effort"). The "g" is a hard /g/. The "-ed" is /ɪd/. There is no /dʒ/.
• D. astound – /əˈstaʊnd/. It has /d/ at the end but no /dʒ/.

Answer: Option B, plumage, because the "-age" ending gives the /dʒ/ sound.

Tip: Words ending in "-age" (village, courage, message, plumage) usually have /dʒ/ (or /ʒ/ in words like garage in some pronunciations). In snigger and dogged, "g" stays hard because it is not followed by a soft-g trigger such as e or i in a way that softens it (and the double gg is almost always hard).