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Difficulty: MediumMonophthongs (Pure Vowels)

The underlined letters in the word c<u>ou</u>sin represent a pure vowel sound. Which word features the same monophthong sound?

  1. A
    soup
  2. floodAnswer
  3. C
    cough
  4. D
    routine

Answer

The word 'flood' contains the same monophthong sound /ʌ/ as the underlined letters in 'cousin'.
The underlined letters 'ou' in 'cousin' represent the short central monophthong /ʌ/. The word 'flood' also uses an irregular spelling ('oo') to produce the exact same short monophthong sound /ʌ/ (/flʌd/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the monophthong (pure vowel sound) represented by the underlined letters 'ou' in 'cousin'.
The sound is the short central unrounded monophthong /ʌ/.
Phonetically, 'cousin' is transcribed as /ˈkʌz.n̩/, where 'ou' realizes the /ʌ/ phoneme.
2
Analyze the monophthong sound in each option.
'soup' has /uː/, 'flood' has /ʌ/, 'cough' has /ɒ/, and 'routine' has /uː/.
Transcribing each word isolates the exact pure vowel sound being tested.
3
Match the option containing the /ʌ/ sound.
'flood' (/flʌd/) shares the identical monophthong sound /ʌ/ with 'cousin'.
Both words feature non-standard spelling representations for the short vowel sound /ʌ/.

Key Concept

Monophthongs (Pure Vowels) - Short Vowel /ʌ/
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