Corina G. answered • 12/29/22
Elementary Teacher with PhD in Linguistics
I'm not sure which phonetic writing system this question is using - it's not quite IPA and also not something you would see in elementary phonics lessons. Given this, I am more confident in my interpretation of the consonant symbols than the vowels.
1. /r/ A. harm B. rhyme C. bark D. pure
The other three words have what is often referred to as r-controlled vowels.
2. /n/ A. thank B. fang C. fringe D. hunger
The other three words have a velar nasal consonant, rather than alveolar nasal /n/
3. /s/ A. cause B. goes C. second D. island
In A and B, the s sounds like /z/. In D, the s is not pronounced.
4. /e/ A. pays B. says C. weight D. heinous
A, C, and D have diphthong vowels (and the short u sound in the second syllable for D).
5. /i:/ A. sit B. people C. hymn D. jeopardy
/i:/ represents the long vowel sound that is found in the first syllable of "people" and also in the last syllable of jeopardy. Options A and C have the short i sound.
6. /ᴂ/ A. mad B. pass C. class D. dance
All of these words have the same vowel sound (in my dialect of American English) and match the given phonetic symbol.
7. /u:/ A. put B. route C. rough D. dough
This is a long u sound, as found in some pronunciations of the word "route".
8. /ↄ:/ A. lock B. nought C. drought D. watch
9. /ʧ/ A. chest B. equation C. chauffeur D. moustache
This phonetic symbol represents the sound often spelled "ch". The "ch" in words of French origin, like C and D, is pronounced like "sh". The "qu" in B sounds like "kw" and the "ti" sounds like "sh".
10. /g/ A. ethics B. gather C. athlete D. both
This is a hard g sound as in B.
