Dice — Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme

Analyze the question: "Same rhyme scheme" here means: which word rhymes with "dice"? Rhyming words have the same ending sound, starting from the last stressed vowel.

Explain the concept: Rhyme depends on sound, not spelling. Look at the vowel sound and the final consonant sound.

Solution:

"Dice" is pronounced /daɪs/, so the ending sound is -ice (the long "eye" vowel followed by /s/).

Check each option:

• A. mint /mɪnt/: short "i" and ends in "-nt". It does not rhyme.
• B. rice /raɪs/: long "i" and ends in /s/. It rhymes with dice.
• C. fried /fraɪd/: it has the same vowel sound but ends in /d/, not /s/. This is only a partial match (assonance), not a rhyme.
• D. case /keɪs/: it ends in /s/ but has the "ay" vowel sound. It does not rhyme.

Answer: The word that rhymes with "dice" is rice, which is option B.

Tip: In rhyme questions, ignore the spelling and say the words aloud. A true rhyme needs the vowel sound and the final consonant sound to both match. Watch out for options like "fried" and "case", which each match only half of the sound.