Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):
said
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. leopard
- Step 1: The past tense verb 'said' has the short open-mid front unrounded vowel /e/ (/sed/).
- Step 2: 'Leopard' is pronounced /ˈlep.əd/, with the identical short /e/ vowel in its first syllable.
Answer
leopard.
Why not the others: 'Paid', 'laid', and 'maid' contain the diphthong /eɪ/.
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