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Difficulty: HardMonophthongs (Pure Vowels)

From the options provided, choose the word that has the same pure vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters in s<u>ou</u>thern.

  1. bloodAnswer
  2. B
    south
  3. C
    soup
  4. D
    course

Answer

The word 'blood' contains the same pure vowel sound /ʌ/ as the underlined part in 'southern'.
The underlined letters 'ou' in 'southern' are pronounced as the short monophthong /ʌ/. The word 'blood' shares this exact monophthong sound (/blʌd/), making it the correct choice.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target monophthong sound in the underlined letters.
The underlined letters 'ou' in 'southern' (/ˈsʌðən/) produce the short open-mid central monophthong sound /ʌ/.
English phonetic rules specify a vowel shift from the base noun 'south' (/saʊ��/) to the adjective 'southern' (/ˈsʌðən/).
2
Analyze the vowel sound in each option.
'blood' = /blʌd/ (monophthong /ʌ/); 'south' = /saʊθ/ (diphthong /aʊ/); 'soup' = /suːp/ (long monophthong /uː/); 'course' = /kɔːs/ (long monophthong /ɔː/).
Comparing International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions reveals which option shares the target monophthong.
3
Match the target sound to the correct option.
'blood' matches the monophthong /ʌ/ found in 'southern'.
Both words feature the identical short pure vowel /ʌ/ despite having different spelling patterns ('ou' vs 'oo').

Key Concept

Phonetic identification of the short monophthong /ʌ/ across varied orthographic spellings ('ou', 'oo').
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Monophthongs (Pure Vowels)

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