Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2020 English Language Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2020 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2020 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 35 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

The singular noun "dog" is pronounced /dɒɡ/. Its plural form "dogs" is pronounced /dɒɡz/. Explain which phonological rule accounts for the change from /ɡ/ to /z/ in the plural.

Answer Options

A. stress shift (penultimate‑stress retraction)
B. vowel lengthening (syllable‑final vowel lengthening)
C. final‑consonant devoicing
Correct Answer D. voicing assimilation (final‑consonant voicing)
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
voicing assimilation (final‑consonant voicing)

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2020 English Language Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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