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Vowel Challenge
100

What vowel do you hear in "pink"?

A. /i/
B. /ɪ/
C. /e/
D. /ɛ/

A. /i/

100

How would you describe the vowel in "green"?

High Front Tense Unrounded /i/

100

True or False: The first vowel in a diphthong is called an onglide and the second vowel is called an offglide.

True

100

Which word contains the vowel /ɪ/? 

A. sheep
B. stick
C. cake
D. mean

B. stick

100

Which word contains the same vowel as "seat"?

A. peel
B. hill
C. pen
D. cap

A. peel - /i/

200

What vowel do you hear in "look"?

A. /u/
B. /ɔ/
C. /o/
D. /ʊ/

D. /ʊ/

200

How would you describe the vowel in "push"?

High-Mid Back Lax Rounded /ʊ/

200

What diphthong do you hear in "sky"?

A. /ɑɪ/
B. /ɔɪ/
C. /ɑʊ/
D. /eɪ/

A. /ɑɪ/

200

Which word contains the vowel /ɛ/?

A. meek
B. dream
C. road
D. dress

D. dress

200

Which word contains the same vowel as hood?

A. moon
B. caught
C. road
D. foot

D. foot - /ʊ/

300

What vowel do you hear in "dance"?

A. /ɛ/
B. /ɑ/
C. /æ/
D. /ʌ

C. /æ/

300

How would you describe the vowel in "planet"?

/æ/ - Low Front Lax Unrounded

/ɪ/ - High-Mid Front Lax Unrounded

300

What diphthong do you hear in "choice"?

A. /ɑɪ/
B. /oʊ/
C. /ɑʊ/
D. /ɔɪ/

D. /ɔɪ/

300

Which word contains the vowel /æ/?

A. jacket
B. save
C. road
D. school

A. jacket

300

Which word contains the same vowel as glass?

A. dress
B. glove
C. mask
D. father

C. mask - /æ/

400

What vowel do you hear in the first syllable of polite?

A. /ə/
B. /ʌ/
C. /ɑ/
D. /æ/

A. /ə/

400

How would you describe the vowel in "burn"?

Mid Central Tense Rounded - /ɝ/

400

What diphthong do you hear in "loud"?

A. /ɔɪ/
B. /oʊ/
C. /ɑʊ/
D. /eɪ/

C. /ɑʊ/

400

Which word contains the vowel /ɔ/?

A. slap
B. cake
C. walk
D. cookie

C. walk

400

Which word contains the same vowel as nurse?

A. teacher
B. pearl
C. paper
D. rice

B. pearl - /ɝ/

500

What vowel do you hear in the first syllable of service?

A. /ə/
B. /ɚ/
C. /ɝ/
D. /ʌ/

C. /ɝ/

500

How would you describe the vowel in "salute"?

Mid Central Lax Unrounded - /ə/

500

Which of the following words contain a non-phonemic diphthong?

A. coach
B. vein
C. choice
D. boat

A. coach - /oʊ/ 

D. boat - /eɪ/ 

500

Which word contains the diphthong /eɪ/?

A. sky
B. paper
C. toy
D. loud

B. paper

500

Which word contains the same diphthong as shout?

A. choice
B. brown
C. thought
D. home

B. brown - /ɑ͡ʊ/

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