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Difficulty: MediumRhymes and Sound Matching

Which of the following words produces an exact phonetic rhyme with corps?

  1. coreAnswer
  2. B
    corpse
  3. C
    crops
  4. D
    chord

Answer

The word 'core' produces an exact phonetic rhyme with 'corps'.
The target word 'corps' is pronounced /kɔː/ because the final letters 'p' and 's' are silent. The word 'core' is also pronounced /kɔː/, making them homophones and exact phonetic rhymes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the phonetic transcription of the target word
The word 'corps' contains silent final letters 'p' and 's' and is transcribed as /kɔː/.
Identifying silent letters is essential for establishing correct pronunciation.
2
Analyze the pronunciations of the available choices
'core' is pronounced /kɔː/, 'corpse' is /kɔːps/, 'crops' is /krɒps/, and 'chord' is /kɔːd/.
Phonetic transcription isolates the ending vowel and consonant sounds.
3
Match the ending sound to identify the exact rhyme
'core' (/kɔː/) matches 'corps' (/kɔː/) perfectly.
An exact rhyme requires matching final vowel and consonant phonemes.

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Rhymes and Sound Matching
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