Question

Among the following words, pick out an example for initial consonant cluster

• A. Texts
• B. Blue
• C. Sects
• D. Toys

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Blue

A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonant sounds occurring together without a vowel between them.

An initial consonant cluster occurs at the beginning of a word.

1. Texts – Cluster at the end (/ksts/), not initial. ❌

2. Blue – Begins with the consonant cluster /bl/ ✅

3. Sects – Final consonant cluster (/kts/), not initial. ❌

4. Toys – Begins with a single consonant /t/, followed by a diphthong /ɔɪ/. No initial cluster. ❌

🔹 So, the word with an initial consonant cluster is blue (/bluː/ → /b/ + /l/).