Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

In the word pair "leaf" /liːf/ and "leave" /liːv/, which phonological rule explains the difference in the final consonant?

Answer Options

A. final devoicing (voicing loss) of \/f\/ to \/v\/ in word‑final position
B. voicing assimilation of \/v\/ to \/f\/ before a vowel
Correct Answer C. final devoicing (voicing loss) of /v/ to /f/ in word‑final position
D. final devoicing of the vowel \/iː\/ in word‑final position
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
final devoicing (voicing loss) of /v/ to /f/ in word‑final position

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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