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Difficulty: Very hardRhymes and Sound Matching

Select the word that has the same end rhyme sound as plaid.

  1. A
    played
  2. gladAnswer
  3. C
    blade
  4. D
    paid

Answer

glad
The target word 'plaid' is transcribed phonetically as /plæd/, featuring the short monophthong /æ/ sound. Among the given options, 'glad' is pronounced as /ɡlæd/, sharing the exact same rime /æd/, which creates a true phonetic rhyme.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription of the target word.
The target word 'plaid' is transcribed as /plæd/.
Rhyme in Oral English is determined strictly by matching the nuclear vowel sound and terminal consonant sound, not by spelling.
2
Transcribe and analyze the end sound of each given option.
'played' (/pleɪd/), 'glad' (/ɡlæd/), 'blade' (/bleɪd/), and 'paid' (/peɪd/).
Identifying the vowel phoneme in each option isolates the true phonetic match from visual eye-rhyme distractors.
3
Match the target word's terminal phonemes with the corresponding option.
/plæd/ matches /ɡlæd/ in the /æd/ sound ending.
Both words contain the short monophthong /æ/ followed by the voiced alveolar plosive /d/.

Key Concept

Phonetic Rhyme vs. Eye-Rhyme in English Monophthongs
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Rhymes and Sound Matching

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