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Match each target word on the left with the word on the right that features the identical diphthong sound.

'coin' matches with 'boy' (/ɔɪ/), 'shout' matches with 'town' (/aʊ/), and 'fear' matches with 'near' (/ɪə/).

Each pair correctly matches words sharing the same standard English diphthong sound regardless of spelling differences.

Identify the phonetic vowel sound (diphthong) in each left-hand word.

'coin' contains /ɔɪ/, 'shout' contains /aʊ/, and 'fear' contains /ɪə/.

Determining the accurate phonetic transcription of the target sound is essential for sound matching.

Find the corresponding right-hand word that produces the identical diphthong sound.

'boy' contains /ɔɪ/, matching 'coin'. 'town' contains /aʊ/, matching 'shout'. 'near' contains /ɪə/, matching 'fear'.

Matching items relies on identical phonetic sound values rather than spelling conventions.

Identifying Standard English Diphthongs (/ɔɪ/, /aʊ/, /ɪə/)

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