Phone — choose the word that rhymes with the given word

Analyze the question: You need the word that rhymes with "phone". Rhyming words have the same ending vowel sound and consonants, so we compare the sounds, not the spelling.

Explain the concept: "Phone" is pronounced /foʊn/. The rhyming part is -one (/oʊn/), which is a long "o" sound followed by "n".

Solution: Let's check each option.

• A. frown /fraʊn/: has the "ow" sound as in "now". It does not rhyme.
• B. grown /ɡroʊn/: has the long "o" sound followed by "n". It rhymes with phone.
• C. gown /ɡaʊn/: has the "ow" sound as in "now". It does not rhyme.
• D. brown /braʊn/: has the "ow" sound as in "now". It does not rhyme.

Options A, C and D all share the /aʊn/ sound, so they rhyme with each other but not with "phone". Only "grown" shares the /oʊn/ sound.

Answer: B. grown

Tip: The spelling "-own" can be misleading because it is pronounced in two ways:

• /oʊn/ as in grown, known, shown, blown, thrown (rhymes with phone, bone, stone)
• /aʊn/ as in brown, town, gown, crown, frown (rhymes with down)

In rhyme questions, always say the words aloud and listen to the vowel sound instead of relying on how the words look.