Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He suffers from a speech ___________ and so he cannot pronounce the letter 'r' properly.

• A. break
• B. defect
• C. error
• D. fault
• E. mistake

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

defect

The term is 'speech defect' which means a peculiar disability to speak properly. Hence, option B is correct and the other options are incorrect because they do not provide the appropriate information.