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Difficulty: MediumRhymes and Sound Matching

Which word creates a perfect phonetic rhyme with comb?

  1. A
    tomb
  2. foamAnswer
  3. C
    bomb
  4. D
    crumb

Answer

foam
The word comb is articulated phonetically as /kəʊm/. The word foam is pronounced /fəʊm/, sharing the exact same terminal diphthong nucleus and final consonant sound /əʊm/.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic transcription of the target word
The target word comb is transcribed phonetically as /kəʊm/, featuring the diphthong /əʊ/ followed by the bilabial nasal /m/ (with a silent 'b').
Accurate identification of the sound structure is necessary to match rhymes rather than spelling.
2
Analyze the phonetic transcriptions of the options
'tomb' is pronounced /tuːm/, 'foam' is pronounced /fəʊm/, 'bomb' is pronounced /bɒm/, and 'crumb' is pronounced /krʌm/.
Comparing terminal vowel and consonant sounds isolates exact rhymes from visual eye-rhymes.
3
Select the option sharing the identical end rhyme
The word 'foam' (/fəʊm/) shares the exact /əʊm/ ending sound with 'comb' (/kəʊm/).
A true rhyme requires identical nucleus vowel sounds and final consonants regardless of spelling differences.

Key Concept

Phonetic Rhymes vs Eye-Rhymes in English Orthography
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Rhymes and Sound Matching

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