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Difficulty: Very hardRhymes and Sound Matching

In English phonology, words with contrasting spelling patterns often share identical acoustic endings. Which of the following words shares the exact end-rhyme sound with suite?

  1. fleetAnswer
  2. B
    suit
  3. C
    sweat
  4. D
    suet

Answer

fleet
The target word 'suite' is pronounced /swiːt/. The word 'fleet' is transcribed as /fliːt/, sharing the exact stressed vowel nucleus /iː/ and final coda consonant /t/ (/-iːt/).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the exact International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription of the target word 'suite'.
The target word 'suite' is transcribed phonetically as /swiːt/.
Rhyming is determined by identical sound patterns from the final stressed vowel (nucleus) to the end of the word (coda), irrespective of spelling.
2
Analyze the phonetic transcriptions of each option to identify matching end-rhyme sounds (/-iːt/).
'Fleet' is transcribed as /fliːt/, 'suit' as /suːt/, 'sweat' as /swet/, and 'suet' as /ˈsuːɪt/.
Comparing the vowel nucleus and final consonant coda isolates the true rhyming pair.
3
Select the word whose sound ending matches /-iːt/ exactly.
'Fleet' (/fliːt/) perfectly matches 'suite' (/swiːt/).
Both words terminate in the long close front vowel /iː/ followed by the voiceless alveolar plosive /t/.

Key Concept

Identifying end-rhyme through phonetic transcription rather than orthographic spelling
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