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Zorluk: OrtaDiphthongs

Which word in List B contains the exact same diphthong sound as each corresponding target word in List A?

  • skeinweigh
  • boughprowl
  • sewfoe
  • heirlair

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skein matches weigh (/eɪ/); bough matches prowl (/aʊ/); sew matches foe (/əʊ/); heir matches lair (/eə/).
Each target word from List A matches a word in List B that shares its exact diphthong glide: 'skein' and 'weigh' share /eɪ/; 'bough' and 'prowl' share /aʊ/; 'sew' and 'foe' share /əʊ/; 'heir' and 'lair' share /eə/.

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1
Transcribe the target words in List A phonetically to isolate their core diphthongs
'skein' has /eɪ/, 'bough' has /aʊ/, 'sew' has /əʊ/, and 'heir' has /eə/.
Identifying the precise phonetic symbol prevents orthographic confusion caused by silent letters or non-standard spelling.
2
Transcribe the candidate words in List B phonetically
'lair' has /eə/, 'weigh' has /eɪ/, 'foe' has /əʊ/, and 'prowl' has /aʊ/.
Phonetic transcription allows direct 1-to-1 sound matching regardless of spelling differences.
3
Pair words with identical diphthong sound profiles
skein → weigh (/eɪ/), bough → prowl (/aʊ/), sew → foe (/əʊ/), heir → lair (/eə/).
Matching requires identical vowel glides across standard English diphthongs.

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Diphthongs and Sound-to-Spelling Discrepancies
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