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Difficulty: Very hardConsonant Sounds

Match each word in the left column with the word in the right column that contains the exact same target consonant sound represented by the specified letter(s).

  • chasm (the sound of 'ch')character (the sound of 'ch')
  • righteous (the sound of 'te')statue (the sound of 't')
  • prestige (the sound of 'ge')casual (the sound of 's')
  • soothe (the sound of 'th')breathe (the sound of 'th')

Answer

'chasm' matches with 'character' (both /k/); 'righteous' matches with 'statue' (both /tʃ/); 'prestige' matches with 'casual' (both /ʒ/); 'soothe' matches with 'breathe' (both /ð/).
Each left-hand word is paired with a right-hand word containing the exact same phonetic consonant sound regardless of spelling differences: /k/ in 'chasm' and 'character', /tʃ/ in 'righteous' and 'statue', /ʒ/ in 'prestige' and 'casual', and /ð/ in 'soothe' and 'breathe'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Transcribe the target sound in 'chasm'
The letters 'ch' in 'chasm' produce the voiceless velar plosive /k/ (as in /ˈkæzəm/).
Identify the non-standard spelling where 'ch' represents /k/ rather than /tʃ/.
2
Transcribe the target sound in 'righteous'
The letters 'te' in 'righteous' produce the voiceless postalveolar affricate /tʃ/ (as in /ˈraɪtʃəs/).
Recognize palatalization before suffixal vowels.
3
Transcribe the target sound in 'prestige'
The letters 'ge' in 'prestige' produce the voiced postalveolar fricative /ʒ/ (as in /prɛˈstiːʒ/).
Identify French loanword phonology where 'ge' realized as /ʒ/ rather than /dʒ/.
4
Transcribe the target sound in 'soothe'
The letters 'th' in 'soothe' produce the voiced dental fricative /ð/ (as in /suːð/).
Distinguish voiced /ð/ from its voiceless counterpart /θ/ as in 'sooth'.
5
Match left items to corresponding right items sharing identical phonemes
Match /k/ ('chasm') to 'character'; /tʃ/ ('righteous') to 'statue'; /ʒ/ ('prestige') to 'casual'; /ð/ ('soothe') to 'breathe'.
Confirm phoneme alignment across distinct orthographic representations.

Key Concept

Orthographic-Phonetic Mapping of Consonant Sounds
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