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Difficulty: EasyRhymes and Sound Matching

Complete the sentence below by providing a word that logically fits the context and rhymes with the bolded target word 'heir'.

Answer:Although he was born as the sole heir to the estate, he preferred living in a quiet cottage with fresh country 【air】.

Answer

air
The target word 'heir' has a silent initial 'h' and is pronounced /eə(r)/. The word 'air' has the exact same pronunciation /eə(r)/, providing a perfect rhyme while correctly completing the phrase 'fresh country air'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic pronunciation of the target word 'heir'.
The word 'heir' contains a silent initial letter 'h' and is pronounced phonetically as /eə(r)/.
Silent letters alter the starting consonant but leave the vowel and ending sound intact.
2
Find a word fitting the sentence context that shares the exact end sound /eə(r)/.
The word 'air' /eə(r)/ logically completes 'fresh country air' and rhymes perfectly with 'heir'.
Both words share the identical vowel-consonant sound sequence /eə(r)/.

Key Concept

Rhymes and Sound Matching with Silent Letters
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