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Difficulty: MediumRhymes and Sound Matching

Match each word on the left with the word on the right that forms an exact phonetic end rhyme with it.

  • boughvow
  • tombwomb
  • beretchalet
  • deafchef

Answer

'bough' matches 'vow', 'tomb' matches 'womb', 'beret' matches 'chalet', and 'deaf' matches 'chef'.
Each left item is paired with a right item sharing identical final phonetic sounds: 'bough' (/baʊ/) matches 'vow' (/vaʊ/), 'tomb' (/tuːm/) matches 'womb' (/wuːm/), 'beret' (/bəˈreɪ/) matches 'chalet' (/ˈʃæl.eɪ/), and 'deaf' (/def/) matches 'chef' (/ʃef/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic transcription and end sound of each word in the left column.
'bough' = /baʊ/, 'tomb' = /tuːm/, 'beret' = /bəˈreɪ/, and 'deaf' = /def/.
Rhyme identification in Oral English is determined by spoken sounds rather than letter spelling.
2
Find the matching word in the right column that shares the identical final vowel and consonant sound structure.
'bough' (/baʊ/) pairs with 'vow' (/vaʊ/); 'tomb' (/tuːm/) pairs with 'womb' (/wuːm/); 'beret' (/bəˈreɪ/) pairs with 'chalet' (/ˈʃæl.eɪ/); 'deaf' (/def/) pairs with 'chef' (/ʃef/).
Phonetic end rhymes require identity of the last stressed vowel sound and any subsequent consonant sounds.

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Rhymes and Sound Matching
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