Crate — choose the word that rhymes with the given word

Analyze the question: You are asked to find the word that rhymes with "crate". Rhyming words have the same ending sound (the vowel sound and any consonants after it), no matter how they are spelled.

Explain the concept: Always compare the sounds, not the spelling. English has many words spelled differently but pronounced alike, such as "great" and "crate".

Step-by-step solution:

1. Pronounce the given word: crate = /kreɪt/ (ending sound: -ayt)
2. Check each option: • A. Great = /ɡreɪt/. It ends in -ayt, so it rhymes with crate. ✔ • B. Mint = /mɪnt/. It ends in -int, so it does not rhyme. ✘ • C. Creek = /kriːk/. It ends in -eek, so it does not rhyme. ✘ • D. Treat = /triːt/. It ends in -eet. The spelling looks close, but the vowel sound is different. ✘

Answer: The correct option is A. Great.

Tip: "Great" is a trap word. Many students pick "treat" because "-eat" looks similar to "-eat" in "great". In "great", though, "ea" sounds like /eɪ/, as in "break" and "steak". Remember the three exceptions: great, break, steak. They all rhyme with "crate", "make" and "take".