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Which of the following words rhymes with the word 'tomb'?

  1. A
    comb
  2. wombAnswer
  3. C
    bomb
  4. D
    plumb

Answer

The word 'womb' rhymes with 'tomb'.
The word 'womb' (/wuːm/) shares the exact same end vowel-consonant sound sequence (/uːm/) as 'tomb' (/tuːm/). In Oral English assessments, rhyming relies entirely on auditory pronunciation rather than visual spelling.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic pronunciation of the target word
The word 'tomb' is pronounced /tuːm/, featuring the long vowel sound /uːm/ and a silent 'b'.
Rhyme is determined by identical end sounds, not spelling patterns.
2
Analyze the pronunciations of the given options
'comb' is /kəʊm/, 'womb' is /wuːm/, 'bomb' is /bɒm/, and 'plumb' is /plʌm/.
Identifying the phonetic transcriptions reveals which word shares the ending sound /uːm/.
3
Match the word with the identical end sound
'womb' (/wuːm/) produces an exact sound match with 'tomb' (/tuːm/).
Both words terminate with the /uːm/ sound sequence.

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Rhymes and Sound Matching
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