Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

The word "dogs" is pronounced /dɔgz/. Which phonological process accounts for the change of the final /s/ to /z/ in this context? Explain the process.

Answer Options

A. Metathesis (the \/s\/ and \/z\/ swap positions in the word).
B. Vowel reduction (the preceding vowel causes the \/s\/ to be realized as \/z\/).
C. Final devoicing (the \/s\/ becomes \/z\/ due to being at the end of the word).
Correct Answer D. Voicing assimilation (the /s/ becomes /z/ because it follows a voiced consonant).
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Voicing assimilation (the /s/ becomes /z/ because it follows a voiced consonant).

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 English Language Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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