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The consonant sound represented by 'd' in 'drive' is /d/. 'Wounded' has the same consonant sound /d/.

The consonant sound represented by 'b' in 'laboratory' is /b/. The word 'dabble' has the same consonant sound /b/.

The underlined consonant sound in 'upholstery' is 'ph'. Therefore, 'upheaval' has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters in 'upholstery'.

The underlined consonant sound in 'rouge' is 'g'. 'Leisure' has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters in 'rouge'.

then - /ðen/ thaw - /\thetaɔː/ smooth - /smuːð/ den - /den/ wealthy - /ˈwel.\thetai/

sign - /saɪn/ fawn - /fɔːn/ thing - /\thetaɪŋ/ hymn - /hɪm/ single - /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

The correct term for a group of fish is a 'shoal'. Therefore, the fisherman sighted a 'shoal' of fish in the river. The term 'shoal' is a collective noun used to refer to a large group of fish of the same species that swim together.

The correct answer is 'Me'. In English grammar, when a pronoun follows a preposition (in this case 'but'), it should be in the object form. 'Me' is the object form of the first-person singular pronoun.

The correct phrase is 'charged with'. When someone is accused of a crime, the correct term to use is 'charged with'. For example, 'The thug was charged with murder.'

The correct term is 'headquarters'. The word 'headquarters' is used to refer to the main office or location of an organization. It is an uncountable noun and does not require an apostrophe.

The correct answer is 'shouldn't he'. This is a tag question. Tag questions are used to confirm or check information or ask for agreement. The tag question for 'John should be through with his work' is 'shouldn't he'.

The correct answer is 'whom'. In English grammar, 'whom' is used as the object of a verb or preposition. In this sentence, 'the man' is the object of the verb 'told'. Therefore, 'whom' is the appropriate word to use.

The correct answer is 'what the police said'. In this context, 'what' is used to refer to the thing or things that. The sentence implies that the accused forgot the content of what the police said.

The correct answer is 'in uniform'. The phrase 'in uniform' is used to describe someone who is wearing the official clothes or uniform that are worn by people doing a particular job.

The correct answer is 'hard in the stadium all morning'. The adverb 'hard' should come immediately after the verb 'practising' to correctly modify it. The rest of the sentence 'in the stadium all morning' provides additional information about where and when the action took place.