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Difficulty: HardDiphthongs

Complete the statement below by identifying the correct word from the given group based on its diphthong sound.

Answer:Consider the words: *sleight*, *freight*, *heifer*, and *weird*. Among these words, the only one that contains the diphthong sound /aɪ/ is 【sleight】.

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sleight
The word 'sleight' is pronounced /slaɪt/ and contains the closing diphthong /aɪ/, identical to the vowel sound in 'high', 'my', and 'flight'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the phonetic transcription of each word in the group to identify its primary vowel sound.
'sleight' is transcribed as /slaɪt/, 'freight' as /freɪt/, 'heifer' as /ˈhef.ər/, and 'weird' as /wɪəd/.
The orthographic combination 'ei' yields different vowel sounds across these distinct English words.
2
Compare each identified vowel sound with the target diphthong /aɪ/.
'sleight' contains /aɪ/, 'freight' contains /eɪ/, 'heifer' contains the monophthong /e/, and 'weird' contains the centering diphthong /ɪə/.
Only 'sleight' features the vocalic glide from /a/ to /ɪ/.

Key Concept

Identifying the diphthong /aɪ/ and distinguishing deceptive orthographic spelling traps.
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