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Difficulty: HardMonophthongs (Pure Vowels)

Match each word on the left containing a non-standard spelling representation of a monophthong (pure vowel) sound with the word on the right that shares the exact same monophthong sound.

  • quaymachine
  • heiferleopard
  • colonelflirt
  • salmonplait

Answer

'Quay' matches 'machine' (/iː/); 'heifer' matches 'leopard' (/e/); 'colonel' matches 'flirt' (/ɜː/); 'salmon' matches 'plait' (/æ/).
Each word pair shares an identical monophthong vowel sound despite their different spelling choices: 'quay' and 'machine' share /iː/; 'heifer' and 'leopard' share /e/; 'colonel' and 'flirt' share /ɜː/; and 'salmon' and 'plait' share /æ/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary monophthong vowel sound in each target word on the left.
'Quay' contains /iː/, 'heifer' contains /e/, 'colonel' contains /ɜː/, and 'salmon' contains /æ/.
Irregular orthographic patterns ('uay', 'ei', 'olo', 'al') must be transcribed into standard IPA pure vowel symbols.
2
Analyze the monophthong vowel sounds in the words on the right.
'Machine' contains /iː/, 'leopard' contains /e/, 'flirt' contains /ɜː/, and 'plait' contains /æ/.
Matching requires finding corresponding phonetic equivalents regardless of spelling variations.
3
Pair each left item with its corresponding phonologically matching right item.
quay ↔ machine (/iː/), heifer ↔ leopard (/e/), colonel ↔ flirt (/ɜː/), salmon ↔ plait (/æ/).
Each pair correctly shares the exact same IPA monophthong sound.

Key Concept

Monophthong (Pure Vowel) Identification across Non-Standard Orthography
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Monophthongs (Pure Vowels)

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