Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below H[ei]r

Analyze the question: You're asked to find the word whose vowel sound matches the vowel sound in "hair". The bracket shows "ei", which stands for the vowel sound in "heir/hair", the sound /eə/.

Concept: Words can sound alike even when they are spelled differently. Here, "heir" is pronounced /eə/ (like "air"), so we match by sound, not spelling.

Step-by-step:

Note: "heir" is pronounced /eə/, the same as "air", and "hair" has the same sound.

1. Care /keə/: vowel sound /eə/ ✔ (matches)
2. Near /nɪə/: vowel sound /ɪə/ ✘
3. Mere /mɪə/: vowel sound /ɪə/ ✘
4. Weird /wɪəd/: vowel sound /ɪə/ ✘

Only "care" has the /eə/ sound, so it is the match.

Answer: A. Care

Tip: Group words by sound families. The /eə/ sound appears in air, hair, heir, care, fair, there, their, bear, and pear. The /ɪə/ sound appears in near, here, mere, beer, and weird. When you see an odd spelling like "ei", say the word aloud and compare it with a word you already know, such as "air".