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Difficulty: MediumMonophthongs (Pure Vowels)

From the options lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same pure vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s) in the word h<u>ei</u>fer.

  1. buryAnswer
  2. B
    height
  3. C
    receive
  4. D
    freight

Answer

The word 'bury' has the same monophthong vowel sound /e/ as the underlined letters in 'heifer'.
The underlined spelling pattern 'ei' in 'heifer' is pronounced as the short monophthong sound /e/. Similarly, despite its spelling with 'u', 'bury' is pronounced as /ˈberi/, featuring the exact same short monophthong /e/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target phonetic sound of the underlined letters in the keyword.
The letters 'ei' in 'heifer' are transcribed as the short monophthong /e/ (IPA: /ˈhefə/).
English orthography uses 'ei' in rare cases to represent the short pure vowel /e/.
2
Analyze the phonetic vowel sounds of the provided options.
'bury' is pronounced /ˈberi/ (/e/), 'height' is pronounced /haɪt/ (/aɪ/), 'receive' is pronounced /rɪˈsiːv/ (/iː/), and 'freight' is pronounced /freɪt/ (/eɪ/).
Determining the exact IPA transcription reveals which word shares the pure vowel sound /e/.
3
Match the target sound /e/ with the corresponding option.
'bury' is the correct sound match.
Both 'heifer' and 'bury' share the short monophthong /e/.

Key Concept

Short Monophthong Recognition (/e/)
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Monophthongs (Pure Vowels)

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