Which word is formed by blending the phonemes /f/ /iː/ /d/?

Which word is formed by blending the phonemes /f/ /iː/ /d/?

• A. feed
• B. fade
• C. feud
• D. feid

Answer: (A)

Blending sounds means putting the individual phonemes together in order to hear the full word. Here, the sounds are /f/ then /iː/ then /d/. When you say them in sequence, you get /fiːd/, which is the pronunciation of the word feed. The middle sound /iː/ is the long “ee” sound, like in see or beet, and it’s usually spelled with “ee” in this word. The other options don’t match the same middle sound. fade uses the long a sound /eɪ/ instead of /iː/; feud involves a different sequence (/juː/ after the f); and feid isn’t a standard word with this exact phoneme pattern. So the word formed by blending those given phonemes is feed.

Blending sounds means putting the individual phonemes together in order to hear the full word. Here, the sounds are /f/ then /iː/ then /d/. When you say them in sequence, you get /fiːd/, which is the pronunciation of the word feed. The middle sound /iː/ is the long “ee” sound, like in see or beet, and it’s usually spelled with “ee” in this word.

The other options don’t match the same middle sound. fade uses the long a sound /eɪ/ instead of /iː/; feud involves a different sequence (/juː/ after the f); and feid isn’t a standard word with this exact phoneme pattern. So the word formed by blending those given phonemes is feed.