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Difficulty: MediumConsonant Sounds

Match each word on the left with the word on the right that contains the exact same consonant sound as the underlined letter(s).

  • pharaoh (ph)laugh (gh)
  • choir (ch)ache (ch)
  • gem (g)soldier (di)
  • whistle (wh)one (o)

Answer

The correct pairings are: 'pharaoh' matches 'laugh' (/f/), 'choir' matches 'ache' (/k/), 'gem' matches 'soldier' (/dʒ/), and 'whistle' matches 'one' (/w/).
Each pair matches words that share the identical consonant sound regardless of spelling: 'ph' in 'pharaoh' and 'gh' in 'laugh' both make /f/; 'ch' in 'choir' and 'ch' in 'ache' both make /k/; 'g' in 'gem' and 'di' in 'soldier' both make /dʒ/; and 'wh' in 'whistle' and 'o' in 'one' both make /w/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined letters 'ph' in 'pharaoh'
The sound produced is the voiceless labiodental fricative /f/.
Matching it to 'laugh' where 'gh' also represents the /f/ sound.
2
Analyze the underlined letters 'ch' in 'choir'
The sound produced is the voiceless velar plosive /k/.
Matching it to 'ache' where 'ch' represents the /k/ sound.
3
Analyze the underlined letter 'g' in 'gem'
The sound produced is the voiced postalveolar affricate /dʒ/.
Matching it to 'soldier' where 'di' represents the /dʒ/ sound.
4
Analyze the underlined letters 'wh' in 'whistle'
The sound produced is the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/.
Matching it to 'one' where the initial letter 'o' represents the /w/ sound.

Key Concept

Consonant Sound Correspondence Across Orthographic Variations
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Consonant Sounds

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