PHONICS Worksheets - Free Printable

The task is to find the "odd one" in each group based on English phonetics. The goal is to identify the word that does not follow the same pronunciation pattern as the others in its group. Let's analyze each row:

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Row 1:

- steak /stiːk/
- jeans /dʒiːnz/
- beach /biːtʃ/
- leaf /liːf/

All words except jeans have the long "e" sound (/iː/). The word jeans has a short "e" sound (/ɛ/) and a different consonant sound at the beginning.

Odd one: jeans

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Row 2:

- rose /roʊz/
- nose /noʊs/
- coral /ˈkɔːrəl/
- clover /ˈklʌvər/

All words except coral and clover have the long "o" sound (/oʊ/). However, coral and clover both have vowel sounds that do not match the others. Since coral has a more distinct vowel sound (/ɔː/), it stands out more clearly.

Odd one: coral

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Row 3:

- walrus /ˈwɔːlrəs/
- award /əˈwɔːrd/
- pal /pæl/
- water /ˈwɔːtər/

All words except pal have the "aw" sound (/ɔː/) or a similar vowel sound. The word pal has a short "a" sound (/æ/).

Odd one: pal

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Row 4:

- bush /bʌʃ/
- bull /bʊl/
- bus /bʌs/
- bulldozer /ˈbʊldoʊzər/

All words except bulldozer have a single syllable. The word bulldozer is a compound word with multiple syllables and a different stress pattern.

Odd one: bulldozer

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Row 5:

- Earth /ɜːrθ/
- weathercock /ˈweðərkɑːk/
- brother /ˈbrʌðər/
- feather /ˈfeðər/

All words except weathercock have the "th" sound (/ð/) in them. The word weathercock has a different pronunciation pattern and does not contain the "th" sound.

Odd one: weathercock

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Final Answer:

The odd ones in each row are:
1. jeans
2. coral
3. pal
4. bulldozer
5. weathercock

Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{\text{jeans, coral, pal, bulldozer, weathercock}}
\]