sweet — Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme

Analyze the question: You are asked to find the word that rhymes with "sweet", meaning it has the same ending sound.

Explain the concept: Rhyming words share the same vowel sound and ending consonant sound, even when the spelling is different. Always go by sound, not spelling. In phonetics, "sweet" is /swiːt/.

Solution: Compare each option with /swiːt/:

• A. twice is /twaɪs/. The vowel and the final consonant are different, so it does not rhyme.
• B. sweat is /swet/. It looks similar, but the vowel is a short /e/, not the long /iː/. This is the trap option, because the spelling is close but the sound is different.
• C. suite is /swiːt/. It has the same sound as "sweet" (the two are homophones), so it rhymes perfectly.
• D. suit is /suːt/ or /sjuːt/. The vowel is /uː/, not /iː/, so it does not rhyme.

Answer: The correct option is C. suite.

Tip: In rhyme questions, say each word aloud and ignore the spelling. Watch for look-alikes such as "sweat" and "sweet". Also remember that "suite" (a set of rooms) is pronounced like "sweet", while "suit" is pronounced differently.