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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

Match each word in List A with the word in List B that contains the exact same diphthong sound.

  • rejoicecoil
  • doughcoax
  • droughtprow
  • luremoor

Answer

'rejoice' matches with 'coil' (/ɔɪ/), 'dough' matches with 'coax' (/ə��/), 'drought' matches with 'prow' (/aʊ/), and 'lure' matches with 'moor' (/ʊə/).
Each pair aligns words containing identical diphthong sounds regardless of spelling variations: 'rejoice' and 'coil' both produce /ɔɪ/, 'dough' and 'coax' both produce /əʊ/, 'drought' and 'prow' both produce /aʊ/, and 'lure' and 'moor' both produce /ʊə/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary diphthong sound in each word in List A.
'rejoice' features /ɔɪ/, 'dough' features /əʊ/, 'drought' features /aʊ/, and 'lure' features /ʊə/.
Phonetic transcription isolates the vowel glide within the stressed syllable of each word.
2
Determine the diphthong sound in each word in List B.
'prow' features /aʊ/, 'moor' features /ʊə/, 'coil' features /ɔɪ/, and 'coax' features /əʊ/.
Analyzing the phonetic values of the potential options reveals their exact vowel structures.
3
Pair the words that share identical diphthong vowel sounds.
'rejoice' pairs with 'coil' (/ɔɪ/); 'dough' pairs with 'coax' (/əʊ/); 'drought' pairs with 'prow' (/aʊ/); 'lure' pairs with 'moor' (/ʊə/).
Correct matching pairs words based on spoken sound equivalence rather than spelling patterns.

Key Concept

Diphthong sound matching and identification across diverse spelling representations.
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