Choose the word that has the SAME vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s):
bird
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. journey
- Step 1: 'Bird' contains the long open-mid central unrounded vowel /ɜː/ (/bɜːd/).
- Step 2: 'Journey' is pronounced /ˈdʒɜː.ni/, sharing the identical /ɜː/ vowel phoneme.
Answer
journey.
Why not the others: 'Bear', 'wear', and 'pear' contain the centering diphthong /eə/.
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