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36. The underlined word is "take", which contains the diphthong /eɪ/. A. matter /mætər/ - contains /æ/ B. faith /feɪθ/ - contains /eɪ/ C. mat /mæt/ - contains /æ/ D. meet /miːt/ - contains /iː/ The word that contains the diphthong /eɪ/ is faith. The correct option is B. 37. The underlined word is "fork". In many non-rhotic accents (e.g., British English), the /r/ sound in "fork" is silent. A. rob /rɒb/ - /r/ is pronounced. B. giraffe /dʒɪˈrɑːf/ - /r/ is pronounced. C. bird /bɜːd/ - In non-rhotic accents, the /r/ is silent. D. from /frɒm/ - /r/ is pronounced. The word in which the sound /r/ is silent, similar to "fork" in non-rhotic accents, is bird. The correct option is C. 38. The underlined word is "planet", which has the consonant cluster /pl/ at the beginning. A. plate /pleɪt/ - has the consonant cluster /pl/. B. pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ - has the consonant cluster /pr/. C. pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ - has the consonant cluster /pl/. D. plumber /ˈplʌmər/ - has the consonant cluster /pl/. The word that does not contain the same consonant cluster sound as "planet" is pressure. The correct option is B. 39. The underlined word is "how", which contains the closing diphthong /aʊ/. A. done /dʌn/ - contains /ʌ/. B. fowl /faʊl/ - contains /aʊ/. C. cut /kʌt/ - contains /ʌ/. D. daddy /ˈdædi/ - contains /æ/. The word that has the same closing diphthong /aʊ/ as "how" is fowl. The correct option is B. 40. The underlined word is "bill", which contains the short vowel sound /ɪ/. A. dull /dʌl/ - contains /ʌ/. B. sheep /ʃiːp/ - contains /iː/. C. Killer /ˈkɪlər/ - contains /ɪ/. D. file /faɪl/ - contains /aɪ/. The word that has the same vowel sound as "bill" is Killer. The correct option is C.