MONOPHTHONGS
Which word contains the vowel /ɪ/?
a) seat b) sit c) site
sit
The word time contains which diphthong?
/aɪ/
Which word has an initial consonant cluster?
a) apple b) street c) orange
street
How many syllables in table?
2
Which syllable is stressed in teacher?
1st: TEA-cher
The vowel sound in cat is which monophthong?
/æ/
Which of these has the diphthong /eɪ/?
a) bed b) cake c) cat
cake
Find the word with a final cluster:
a) cat b) milk c) tea
milk
Which word has three syllables?
a) banana b) orange c) street
banana
Which word has stress on the second syllable?
a) mother b) about c) window
about
Which pair of words differ only by a monophthong?
a) ship – sheep b) coat – coin
ship – sheep
What diphthong is in boy?
/ɔɪ/
In the word spring, how many consonants are in the initial cluster?
3 (/spr/)
Mark the syllables in computer.
com–pu–ter (3)
Say the word banana. Which syllable is stressed?
The second: ba-NA-na
Which word has the /ʊ/ sound?
a) book b) boot c) bark
book
The sound /aʊ/ is found in which word?
a) cow b) coin c) cat
cow
Which word contains both initial and final clusters?
a) plant b) open c) area
plant
Which word has one syllable?
a) flower b) strength c) open
strength
Which word changes meaning with stress?
a) record b) student c) happy
record (noun: REcord / verb: reCORD)
Identify the monophthong in bird (British English).
/ɜː/
Which word has the diphthong /ɪə/?
a) beer b) bear c) bar
beer
Choose the word with the longest cluster:
a) texts b) black c) try
texts (/ksts/)
How many syllables in information?
4
Which word has primary stress on the third syllable?
a) education b) interesting c) camera
education