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Difficulty: HardRhymes and Sound Matching

In English phonology, words with contrasting spelling patterns or silent consonants often share identical phonetic end rhymes. Which word on the right matches each target word on the left based on its exact end-rhyme sound?

  • SachetChalet
  • DebrisAgree
  • GuileAisle
  • SubtleScuttle

Answer

Sachet pairs with Chalet, Debris pairs with Agree, Guile pairs with Aisle, and Subtle pairs with Scuttle.
Each correct pair shares identical end-rhyme sounds: Sachet and Chalet both end in the diphthong /eɪ/ with silent final 't'; Debris and Agree both end in long /iː/ with silent final 's' in debris; Guile and Aisle both end in /aɪl/; and Subtle and Scuttle both end in /ʌtəl/ due to the silent 'b' in subtle.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the phonetic structure and IPA transcription of each left item.
Sachet is pronounced /ˈsæʃeɪ/ (end sound /eɪ/), Debris is pronounced /ˈdebriː/ (end sound /iː/), Guile is pronounced /ɡaɪl/ (end sound /aɪl/), and Subtle is pronounced /ˈsʌtəl/ (silent 'b', end sound /ʌtəl/).
Identifying silent letters and true vowel endings is necessary to find exact acoustic end rhymes.
2
Transcribe the right items phonetically to determine their end sounds.
Aisle is pronounced /aɪl/, Chalet is pronounced /ˈʃæleɪ/, Scuttle is pronounced /ˈskʌtəl/, and Agree is pronounced /əˈɡriː/.
Matching requires pairing identical vowel and final consonant combinations regardless of orthographic spelling.
3
Pair the items with matching terminal sound patterns.
Sachet (/eɪ/) matches Chalet (/eɪ/); Debris (/iː/) matches Agree (/iː/); Guile (/aɪl/) matches Aisle (/aɪl/); Subtle (/ʌtəl/) matches Scuttle (/ʌtəl/).
Each pair shares identical nucleus and coda phonemes in their final stressed/syllabic positions.

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Rhymes and Sound Matching
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