
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.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3D
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.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3A
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.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3A
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.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3A
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.L.1.2D
CCSS.RF.2.3E
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.K.3A
6.
MATCH QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Match the phonetic transcription with the correct word. Be careful, some words might look similar!
black
/ˈkɑːt/
cat
/ˈkæt/
No match
/ˈbɝd/
bird
/ˈteɪtʃɚ/
cart
/ˈblæk/
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2F
7.
CLASSIFICATION QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Put the words in the correct column
Groups:
(a) /æ/:
,
(b) /ɚ/:
,
(c) /ɝ/:
Bird
System
Apple
Number
wrath
Hurt
Sister
Word
Teacher
Black
First
Raft
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
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