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Difficulty: HardDiphthongs

Match each word in Column A with the word in Column B that contains the exact same diphthong sound.

  • aisleheight
  • feignwhey
  • broochthroe
  • scourplough

Answer

'aisle' matches 'height' (diphthong /aɪ/); 'feign' matches 'whey' (diphthong /eɪ/); 'brooch' matches 'throe' (diphthong /əʊ/); 'scour' matches 'plough' (diphthong /aʊ/).
Each paired set contains an identical diphthong sound despite contrasting spelling choices: 'aisle' and 'height' both contain /aɪ/, 'feign' and 'whey' both contain /eɪ/, 'brooch' and 'throe' both contain /əʊ/, and 'scour' and 'plough' both contain /aʊ/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic vowel transcription of each word in Column A.
'aisle' is pronounced /aɪl/ (/aɪ/), 'feign' is pronounced /feɪn/ (/eɪ/), 'brooch' is pronounced /brəʊtʃ/ (/əʊ/), and 'scour' is pronounced /skaʊə/ (/aʊ/).
Isolating the vowel glides exposes the specific diphthongs present despite silent letters or deceptive orthography.
2
Transcribe the vowel sounds of the target words in Column B.
'plough' is pronounced /plaʊ/ (/aʊ/), 'height' is pronounced /haɪt/ (/aɪ/), 'throe' is pronounced /θrəʊ/ (/əʊ/), and 'whey' is pronounced /weɪ/ (/eɪ/).
Phonetic analysis reveals the underlying diphthong in each corresponding option.
3
Correlate each item from Column A with the matching diphthong sound in Column B.
Matching pairs: aisle-height (/aɪ/), feign-whey (/eɪ/), brooch-throe (/əʊ/), scour-plough (/aʊ/).
Connecting equivalent vowel glides fulfills the oral English sound-matching requirements.

Key Concept

Identification and phonetic matching of English diphthongs (/aɪ/, /eɪ/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/) across irregular spelling patterns.
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