Vowel Traps
Which word has /ɪ/, ship or sheep?
ship
Which phoneme is in same: /eɪ/ or /aɪ/?
/eɪ/
Which word has /v/: very or berry?
very
Decode: /K æ t/
cat
What is the first sound in ship?
/ʃ/
Which word has /i:/, lip or leap?
leap
Which phoneme is in sky: /aɪ/ or /Ɔɪ/?
/aɪ/
Which word has /z/: eyes or ice?
eyes
Decode: /ʃ ɪ p/
ship
What is the vowel sound in sit?
/ɪ/
Which word has /æ/: apple, ago, or sun?
apple
Which phoneme is in coin: /Ɔɪ/ or /əʋ/?
/Ɔɪ/
Which sound is in ship: /ʃ/ or /tʃ/?
/ʃ/
Decode: /ʃ i: p/
sheep
What is the vowel sound in sheep?
/i:/
Which word has /Ʌ/: mother, pencil, or sheep?
mother
Which phoneme is in cow: /æʋ/ or /əʋ/?
/æʋ/
Which sound is in chat: /ʃ/ or /tʃ/?
/tʃ/
Decode: /K Ɔɪ n/
coin
What is the final sound in wing?
/ŋ/
Explain the difference between /ə/ and /Ʌ/ using one example for each.
/ə/ is unstressed and never in 1-syllable words, like ago or pencil. /Ʌ/ can be stressed and in 1-syllable words, like sun or fun.
Decode this phoneme sequence: /sl əʋ/
slow
What is the difference between /Ѳ/ and /ð/? Give one word for each.
/Ѳ/ is voiceless, like three. /ð/ is voiced, like they.
Decode: /tʃ æ t/
chat
Break chat into phonemes.
/tʃ/ + /æ/ + /t/