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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

English spelling patterns can be deceptive when determining vowel sounds. Which of the options below contains the identical diphthong sound present in bough?

  1. droughtAnswer
  2. B
    cough
  3. C
    rough
  4. D
    dough

Answer

drought
The target word 'bough' contains the diphthong vowel sound /aʊ/. Among the choices, 'drought' is also pronounced with the /aʊ/ diphthong, making it the correct phonetic match.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic vowel sound in the target word 'bough'.
The word 'bough' is pronounced as /baʊ/, which contains the diphthong /aʊ/.
Identifying the target sound establishes the baseline for phonetic comparison.
2
Transcribe and analyze the vowel sounds of the candidate options.
'drought' is pronounced /draʊt/ (/aʊ/), 'cough' is /kɒf/ (/ɒ/), 'rough' is /rʌf/ (/ʌ/), and 'dough' is /dəʊ/ (/əʊ/).
Evaluating each option isolates diphthongs from monophthongs and distinguishes between different diphthong glides.
3
Select the option sharing the exact phonetic diphthong.
'drought' matches the /aʊ/ sound found in 'bough'.
Both words contain the same vocalic glide /aʊ/ despite differing orthography.

Key Concept

Diphthong Sound Identification (/aʊ/)
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Diphthongs

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