Read the sentence below. Using your reading strategies, determine which pairs of words best show how a single letter or pair of letters can have more than one sound.

Question

The archaeologist came across her most amazing discoveries in the deserts of Chile and the plains of Zimbabwe.
a.
discoveries/deserts (the letter d)
c.
amazing/Zimbabwe (the letter z)
b.
archaeologist/Chile (the pairing of ch)
d.
none of the above


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

The best answer is B.

In this option, "archaeologist" has the "ch" pairing which is pronounced as /k/ (as in "arch"), while "Chile" has the "ch" pairing pronounced as /tʃ/ (as in "ch"). This shows that the same letter pairing can produce different sounds.