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Difficulty: EasyDiphthongs

Match each word on the left with the word on the right that contains the exact same diphthong sound.

  • soulgroan
  • dousebough
  • jointspoil
  • piergear

Answer

'soul' pairs with 'groan' (/əʊ/), 'douse' pairs with 'bough' (/aʊ/), 'joint' pairs with 'spoil' (/ɔɪ/), and 'pier' pairs with 'gear' (/ɪə/).
Each word on the left is correctly paired with the corresponding word on the right based on their shared diphthong sound: 'soul' and 'groan' both feature /əʊ/, 'douse' and 'bough' both feature /aʊ/, 'joint' and 'spoil' both feature /ɔɪ/, and 'pier' and 'gear' both feature /ɪə/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the vowel sound in each word on the left.
'soul' has /əʊ/, 'douse' has /aʊ/, 'joint' has /ɔɪ/, and 'pier' has /ɪə/.
Phonetic identification requires determining the glide sound made by the vowel combination.
2
Identify the vowel sound in each word on the right.
'groan' has /əʊ/, 'bough' has /aʊ/, 'spoil' has /ɔɪ/, and 'gear' has /ɪə/.
Matching requires matching identical diphthong sounds regardless of differences in spelling.
3
Pair words sharing identical diphthong sounds.
'soul' matches 'groan', 'douse' matches 'bough', 'joint' matches 'spoil', and 'pier' matches 'gear'.
Words with matching phonetic symbols form correct pairs.

Key Concept

Diphthong Sound Identification and Phonetic Matching
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Diphthongs

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