Phonemes

Vowel Traps

100

Which word has /ɪ/, ship or sheep?

ship

200

Which word has /i:/, lip or leap?

leap

300

Which word has /æ/: apple, ago, or sun?

apple

400

Which word has /Ʌ/: mother, pencil, or sheep?

mother

500

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.

Diphthong Detectives

100

Which phoneme is in same: /eɪ/ or /aɪ/?

/eɪ/

200

Which phoneme is in sky: /aɪ/ or /Ɔɪ/?

/aɪ/

300

Which phoneme is in coin: /Ɔɪ/ or /əʋ/?

/Ɔɪ/

400

Which phoneme is in cow: /æʋ/ or /əʋ/?

/æʋ/

500

Decode this phoneme sequence: /sl əʋ/

slow

Spanish Speaker Traps

100

Which word has /v/: very or berry?

very

200

Which word has /z/: eyes or ice?

eyes

300

Which sound is in ship: /ʃ/ or /tʃ/?

 /ʃ/

400

Which sound is in chat: /ʃ/ or /tʃ/?

/tʃ/

500

What is the difference between /Ѳ/ and /ð/? Give one word for each.

/Ѳ/ is voiceless, like three. /ð/ is voiced, like they.

Decode the Code

100

Decode: /K æ t/

cat

200

Decode: /ʃ ɪ p/

ship

300

Decode: /ʃ i: p/

sheep

400

Decode: /K Ɔɪ n/

coin

500

Decode: /tʃ æ t/

chat

Word to Phonemes

100

What is the first sound in ship?

/ʃ/

200

What is the vowel sound in sit?

/ɪ/

300

What is the vowel sound in sheep?

/i:/

400

What is the final sound in wing?

/ŋ/

500

Break chat into phonemes.

/tʃ/ + /æ/ + /t/