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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

Match each target word in List A with the word in List B that contains the identical diphthong sound.

  • feignprey
  • heightguile
  • mauvefoe
  • scarcebear

Answer

The correct pairings are: 'feign' matches with 'prey' (/eɪ/), 'height' matches with 'guile' (/aɪ/), 'mauve' matches with 'foe' (/əʊ/), and 'scarce' matches with 'bear' (/eə/).
Each word in List A shares its exact diphthong sound with a specific word in List B: 'feign' and 'prey' both contain /eɪ/; 'height' and 'guile' both contain /aɪ/; 'mauve' and 'foe' both contain /əʊ/; 'scarce' and 'bear' both contain /eə/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the precise diphthong sound present in each word of List A.
'feign' contains /eɪ/, 'height' contains /aɪ/, 'mauve' contains /əʊ/, and 'scarce' contains /eə/.
Phonetic analysis reveals the underlying vowel glide regardless of spelling conventions.
2
Analyze the phonetic composition of each word in List B to locate matching diphthongs.
'prey' contains /eɪ/, 'guile' contains /aɪ/, 'foe' contains /əʊ/, and 'bear' contains /eə/.
Spelling variations like 'ey', 'ui', 'oe', and 'ear' represent specific diphthong sounds.
3
Pair each word in List A to its phonetic match in List B.
feign pairs with prey (/eɪ/), height pairs with guile (/aɪ/), mauve pairs with foe (/əʊ/), and scarce pairs with bear (/eə/).
Matching identical phonetic diphthong transcriptions completes the classification.

Key Concept

Phonetic Sound Matching across English Diphthongs and Orthographic Variations
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