Question

question 9 of 21
which word pair is an example of an eye rhyme?
a. weigh/pray
b. trim/track
c. blow/glow
d. cough/though

Explanation:

An eye rhyme is a pair of words that look similar in spelling but are pronounced differently.

• A. Weigh/pray: Both are pronounced /weɪ/ and /preɪ/, so they are true rhymes.
• B. Trim/track: Trim is /trɪm/, track is /træk/; they don't look or sound rhyming.
• C. Blow/glow: Both are pronounced /bloʊ/ and /gloʊ/, true rhymes.
• D. Cough/though: Cough is pronounced /kɒf/ (or /kɔːf/ in American English), though is /ðoʊ/; they share similar ending spelling but have very different pronunciations, fitting the definition of an eye rhyme.

Answer:

D. Cough/though