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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

Match each word in Group 1 with the word in Group 2 that contains the identical diphthong sound.

  • gaolrein
  • buoyrejoice
  • crouchplough
  • tierweird

Answer

The correct matches are: 'gaol' pairs with 'rein' (/eɪ/), 'buoy' pairs with 'rejoice' (/ɔɪ/), 'crouch' pairs with 'plough' (/aʊ/), and 'tier' pairs with 'weird' (/ɪə/).
Each word from Group 1 is paired with its exact phonetic match in Group 2 based on shared diphthong sounds: 'gaol' (/dʒeɪl/) matches 'rein' (/reɪn/) for /eɪ/, 'buoy' (/bɔɪ/) matches 'rejoice' (/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/) for /ɔɪ/, 'crouch' (/kraʊtʃ/) matches 'plough' (/plaʊ/) for /aʊ/, and 'tier' (/tɪə/) matches 'weird' (/wɪəd/) for /ɪə/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary diphthong sound in each target word in Group 1
'gaol' contains /eɪ/, 'buoy' contains /ɔɪ/, 'crouch' contains /aʊ/, and 'tier' contains /ɪə/.
Phonetic transcription isolates the vowel glide (diphthong) from deceptive spelling.
2
Transcribe and isolate the diphthong sound in each candidate word in Group 2
'rejoice' contains /ɔɪ/, 'weird' contains /ɪə/, 'rein' contains /eɪ/, and 'plough' contains /aʊ/.
Matching requires finding corresponding phonetic vowel glides irrespective of orthography.
3
Pair words from Group 1 to Group 2 sharing identical diphthongs
'gaol' matches 'rein', 'buoy' matches 'rejoice', 'crouch' matches 'plough', and 'tier' matches 'weird'.
Identical phonetic transcriptions establish the correct pairings.

Key Concept

Diphthong Sound Identification and Sound Matching
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