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JAMB 2022 - Question 55

English 2022 JAMB Past Questions - Question 55:   Choose the word that contains the sound represented by this phonetic symbol: /j/

  Choose the word that contains the sound represented by this phonetic symbol: /j/
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Correct Answer

D

Explanation

The word ‘yam’ contains the voiced consonant /j/. Note that let­ ters ‘j’ and ‘g’ in ‘Jam’, ‘george’, and ‘gauge' realize sound other than /j/ as shown in the transcriptions: Jam - Ifycemf George -ld^p:dfi\ gauged -