Vowel Sounds (æ ɚ ɝ)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which vowel sound is in the word cat?
/æ/
/ɚ/
/eɪ/
/ɝ/
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.K.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the key characteristic of /ɚ/?
It is stressed.
It is relaxed and unstressed.
It is a front vowel.
It is tense and stressed.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.K.3D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence has both /æ/ and /ɚ/?
The black cat ran fast.
The bird heard a word.
The teacher read to her class.
The man hurt his hand.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.L.K.2C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How can you identify /ɝ/ in a word?
It is in an unstressed syllable.
It is a relaxed central vowel.
It appears at the end of words only.
It has a strong r sound and is stressed.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.L.K.2C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The word "teacher" ends with the vowel sound /___/.
æ
ɝ
ɚ
Answer explanation
Many confuse the ending with /ɝ/ because the r sounds strong, but the key is that it is relaxed and not accentuated.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.K.3B
6.
MATCH QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Match the phonetic transcription with the correct word. Be careful, some words might look similar!
bird
/ˈkæt/
black
/ˈblæk/
No match
/ˈteɪtʃɚ/
cart
/ˈkɑːt/
cat
/ˈbɝd/
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2F
7.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Put the words in the correct column
Groups:
(a) /æ/:
,
(b) /ɚ/:
,
(c) /ɝ/:
Bird
System
Apple
First
Teacher
Raft
wrath
Hurt
Word
Sister
Black
Number
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
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