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Difficulty: Very hardConsonant Sounds

Match each word in the left column with the word in the right column that contains the EXACT SAME consonant sound as the underlined letter(s).

  • 'g' in gaol'j' in juice
  • 'z' in azure'si' in vision
  • 'th' in clothe'th' in smooth
  • 'ch' in chasm'ch' in character

Answer

The correct pairs are: 'g' in 'gaol' matches 'j' in 'juice' (/dʒ/); 'z' in 'azure' matches 'si' in 'vision' (/ʒ/); 'th' in 'clothe' matches 'th' in 'smooth' (/ð/); 'ch' in 'chasm' matches 'ch' in 'character' (/k/).
Each item on the left shares an identical IPA consonant sound with its corresponding pair on the right: the affricate sound /dʒ/ connects 'gaol' and 'juice', the voiced fricative /ʒ/ connects 'azure' and 'vision', the voiced dental fricative /ð/ connects 'clothe' and 'smooth', and the velar plosive /k/ connects 'chasm' and 'character'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the phonetic consonant sound represented by the underlined letters in the left column.
'gaol' has /dʒ/; 'azure' has /ʒ/; 'clothe' has /ð/; 'chasm' has /k/.
Transcribing orthographic representations into International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols isolates the accurate underlying consonant sounds.
2
Identify the phonetic consonant sound represented by the underlined letters in the right column.
'juice' starts with /dʒ/; 'vision' contains /ʒ/; 'smooth' ends with /ð/; 'character' starts with /k/.
Phonetic analysis reveals the matching consonant sounds in the target options.
3
Pair identical phonetic symbols between the two columns.
Match /dʒ/ to /dʒ/, /ʒ/ to /ʒ/, /ð/ to /ð/, and /k/ to /k/.
Matching requires exact identity of the consonant phonemes regardless of spelling variations.

Key Concept

Identifying Consonant Sounds and Deceptive Orthographic Mappings
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Consonant Sounds

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