Short vowels
long vowels
diphthongs
vowel challenge
IPA DETECTIVE
100

Which short vowel sound do you hear in the word cat?

/æ/

100

What is the vowel sound in sheep?

/i/

100

Which diphthong is found in my?

/aɪ/

100

Which word has the /æ/ sound?

A) cat
B) cut
C) cot
D) coat

A) cat

100

/kæt/

What word is it?

cat

200

Which word contains the /ɪ/ sound?

A) sheep
B) ship
C) shape
D) shop

B) ship

200

Which word contains the /u/ sound?

A) book
B) food
C) cup
D) bed

B) food

200

Which word contains /aʊ/?

A) boy
B) house
C) face
D) goat

B) house

200

Which two words have the same vowel sound?

sit – seat – hit – heat

sit + hit → /ɪ/

seat + heat → /i/

200

/ʃɪp/

What word is it?

ship

300

Identify the vowel sound in bed.

/ɛ/

300

What vowel sound do you hear in bird?

/ɝ/

300

What diphthong do you hear in boy?

/ɔɪ/

300

Which word does NOT belong?

food – moon – book – room

book 

food, moon, room → /u/

book → /ʊ/

300

/fuːd/

What word is it?

food

400

Which word has the same vowel sound as cup?

A) food
B) put
C) luck
D) coat

C) luck 


Both contain /ʌ/.

400

Which word contains the same vowel sound as car?

A) bed
B) park
C) cup
D) cat

 B) park

Both contain /ɑr/

400

Which pair contains the same diphthong?

A) day – face
B) boy – house
C) time – coin
D) go – my

A) day – face

Both contain /eɪ/.

400

Put these words into two groups according to their vowel sound:

ship – sheep – leave – live – beat – bit

/ɪ/
ship – live – bit

/i/
sheep – leave – beat

400

/haʊs/

What word is it?

house

500

Which word contains a different vowel sound?

ship – sit – sheep – fill

sheep

500

Identify the vowel sound in each word:

beat – bit – bait – bet


  • beat → /i/
  • bit → /ɪ/
  • bait → /eɪ/
  • bet → /ɛ/
500

Identify the diphthong in each word:

price – choice – mouth – home

  • price → /aɪ/
  • choice → /ɔɪ/
  • mouth → /aʊ/
  • home → /oʊ/
500

Which word has a different vowel sound?

late – wait – rain – let

let

  • late → /eɪ/
  • wait → /eɪ/
  • rain → /eɪ/
  • let → /ɛ/
500

/ˈkriːtɪk/

What word is it?

critic

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