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Difficulty: HardRhymes and Sound Matching

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

  • plaidlad
  • cachemash
  • sleightkite
  • chuteroot

Answer

The correct matches are: 'plaid' pairs with 'lad', 'cache' pairs with 'mash', 'sleight' pairs with 'kite', and 'chute' pairs with 'root'.
The correct pairings align words strictly by their spoken IPA terminal rimes. 'Plaid' (/plæd/) contains the short vowel sound /æ/ and rhymes with 'lad' (/læd/); 'cache' (/kæʃ/) ends in /æʃ/ and rhymes with 'mash' (/mæʃ/); 'sleight' (/slaɪt/) features the diphthong /aɪ/ with a silent 'gh' and rhymes with 'kite' (/kaɪt/); and 'chute' (/ʃuːt/) contains the long vowel /uː/ and rhymes with 'root' (/ruːt/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription and terminal rime for each target word in the left column.
'plaid' is transcribed as /plæd/ (terminal rime /æd/), 'cache' as /kæʃ/ (terminal rime /æʃ/), 'sleight' as /slaɪt/ (terminal rime /aɪt/), and 'chute' as /ʃuːt/ (terminal rime /uːt/).
Phonetic transcription exposes the true pronunciation independent of misleading orthographic spelling patterns.
2
Transcribe the candidate rhyming words in the right column to identify their terminal rimes.
'mash' is /mæʃ/, 'root' is /ruːt/, 'lad' is /læd/, and 'kite' is /kaɪt/.
Phonetic rhyming requires matching identical terminal vowel and consonant sounds.
3
Pair each word from the left column with its corresponding rhyming partner from the right column.
'plaid' matches 'lad' (/æd/), 'cache' matches 'mash' (/æʃ/), 'sleight' matches 'kite' (/aɪt/), and 'chute' matches 'root' (/uːt/).
Aligning matching terminal rimes completes the phonetic pairing.

Key Concept

Phonetic End Rhymes vs. Eye-Rhymes in English Phonology
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Topics

Rhymes and Sound Matching

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