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Complete the sentence below with a word that phonetically rhymes with the bolded target word heifer.

Cevap:While the farmer tended to his young heifer, a refreshing breeze swept across the valley like a gentle 【zephyr】.

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zephyr
The target word heifer is pronounced /ˈhef.ər/. The noun zephyr is pronounced /ˈzef.ər/. Because both words terminate with the identical sound sequence /ˈef.ər/, they form an exact phonetic rhyme.

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1
Identify the phonetic transcription and primary stress of the target word heifer.
The word heifer is pronounced /ˈhef.ər/, featuring the short vowel sound /e/ in the stressed first syllable.
Accurate phonetic breakdown of the target word is required to determine true sound matching.
2
Select a word that fits the context of a gentle breeze and shares the identical ending sound sequence /ˈef.ər/.
The word zephyr (meaning a soft, gentle breeze) is transcribed phonetically as /ˈzef.ər/.
Both heifer and zephyr share the exact terminal rhyme sound /ˈef.ər/, satisfying the phonetic rhyme condition.

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