Fret — choose the word that rhymes with the given word

Analyze the question: You need the word that rhymes with "fret". Rhyming words share the same vowel sound and ending sound, so you are listening to the sounds, not looking at the spelling.

Explain the concept: "Fret" is pronounced /frɛt/. The vowel is the short "e" sound (as in bet), and the word ends in /t/. A rhyming word must end in /-ɛt/.

Check each option:

• A. freight is /freɪt/, which has the long "ay" sound (rhymes with late). ✗
• B. height is /haɪt/, which has the "eye" sound (rhymes with kite). ✗
• C. threat is /θrɛt/, with the short "e" sound, so it rhymes with fret. ✓
• D. thread is /θrɛd/. It has the right vowel but ends in /d/ instead of /t/, so it is not a perfect rhyme. ✗

Answer: The correct option is C. threat. It matches "fret" in both the vowel sound (/ɛ/) and the final consonant (/t/).

Tip: In rhyme questions, ignore the spelling. "Threat" looks like it should rhyme with "heat", but the "ea" is pronounced /ɛ/ in threat, bread, head, dead. Also check the ending consonant: "thread" is a near miss because of its /d/. Words like freight and height are traps because their spelling looks similar but their sounds differ.