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Difficulty: Very hardDiphthongs

Match each word in the left column with the word in the right column that contains the exact same primary diphthong vowel sound.

  • sleighchampagne
  • broochfurlough
  • indictaisle
  • weirdpierce

Answer

The correct pairings match words sharing identical diphthong sounds despite deceptive orthographic spellings: 'sleigh' pairs with 'champagne' (/eɪ/), 'brooch' pairs with 'furlough' (/əʊ/), 'indict' pairs with 'aisle' (/aɪ/), and 'weird' pairs with 'pierce' (/ɪə/).
Each word pair shares an identical diphthong sound despite contrasting spelling patterns: 'sleigh' and 'champagne' both contain /eɪ/; 'brooch' and 'furlough' both contain /əʊ/; 'indict' and 'aisle' both contain /aɪ/; 'weird' and 'pierce' both contain /ɪə/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Transcribe the phonetic vowel sounds for each target word in the left column.
'sleigh' is pronounced with /eɪ/, 'brooch' with /əʊ/, 'indict' with /aɪ/, and 'weird' with /ɪə/.
English spelling frequently masks true phonetic structures through silent letters or non-standard graphemes.
2
Analyze the primary diphthong sounds present in the words in the right column.
'champagne' contains /eɪ/, 'furlough' contains /əʊ/, 'aisle' contains /aɪ/, and 'pierce' contains /ɪə/.
Isolating the stressed vowel nucleus reveals the exact sound identity.
3
Form matches between items from both columns based on identical diphthong categories.
Connect 'sleigh' to 'champagne' (/eɪ/), 'brooch' to 'furlough' (/əʊ/), 'indict' to 'aisle' (/aɪ/), and 'weird' to 'pierce' (/ɪə/).
Aligning equivalent phonetic transcriptions fulfills the matching requirements.

Key Concept

Identification of English diphthongs represented by non-standard or deceptive orthography
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