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Difficulty: MediumDiphthongs

The underlined vowel sound in the word br<u>oo</u>ch is identical to the vowel sound in which of these words?

  1. A
    brood
  2. coaxAnswer
  3. C
    blood
  4. D
    broad

Answer

coax
The word 'brooch' is pronounced /brəʊtʃ/, containing the diphthong /əʊ/. The word 'coax' is pronounced /kəʊks/, which uses the exact same diphthong /əʊ/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the phonetic transcription of the target word 'brooch'.
The word 'brooch' is pronounced /brəʊtʃ/, which features the diphthong sound /əʊ/ despite its 'oo' spelling.
English spelling can be deceptive; 'oo' in 'brooch' does not yield the standard monophthong /uː/.
2
Analyze the vowel sounds in each option.
'brood' is /bruːd/ (monophthong /uː/), 'coax' is /kəʊks/ (diphthong /əʊ/), 'blood' is /blʌd/ (monophthong /ʌ/), and 'broad' is /brɔːd/ (monophthong /ɔː/).
Matching requires isolating the exact diphthong /əʊ/ sound across candidate words.
3
Select the option with the matching diphthong sound.
'coax' contains the identical diphthong sound /əʊ/.
Both 'brooch' and 'coax' share the diphthong sound /əʊ/.

Key Concept

Diphthong Identification (/əʊ/) and Orthographic Traps
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Diphthongs

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