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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

Identify the matching diphthong sounds by pairing each word on the left with the word on the right that contains the identical vowel glide.

  • pierfear
  • flairthere
  • lureboor
  • doughfoe

Answer

The correct pairings are: 'pier' matches with 'fear' (/ɪə/), 'flair' matches with 'there' (/eə/), 'lure' matches with 'boor' (/ʊə/), and 'dough' matches with 'foe' (/əʊ/).
Each target word pairs precisely with the word sharing its diphthong sound: 'pier' matches 'fear' (/ɪə/), 'flair' matches 'there' (/eə/), 'lure' matches 'boor' (/ʊə/), and 'dough' matches 'foe' (/əʊ/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the primary diphthong sound in each word on the left.
'pier' contains /ɪə/, 'flair' contains /eə/, 'lure' contains /ʊə/, and 'dough' contains /əʊ/.
Identifying phonetic transcriptions reveals the specific vowel glides regardless of spelling.
2
Analyze the vowel glides in each word on the right.
'there' contains /eə/, 'foe' contains /əʊ/, 'fear' contains /ɪə/, and 'boor' contains /ʊə/.
Phonetic analysis isolates the target diphthong sound for comparison.
3
Match words sharing identical diphthong vowel sounds.
'pier' pairs with 'fear', 'flair' pairs with 'there', 'lure' pairs with 'boor', and 'dough' pairs with 'foe'.
Direct sound correspondence establishes the correct phonetic pairs.

Key Concept

Identification and phonetic matching of Received Pronunciation (RP) diphthong sounds
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