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Sight Rhymes 4
In each group below, the three words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each group.
Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.
1. b___, el___, oppos___
2. bl___, br___, g___
3. f___, h___, t___
Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.
1. b___, el___, oppos___
2. bl___, br___, g___
3. f___, h___, t___
Hint
One letter has been filled in for you.1. bi__, eli__, opposi__
2. blo__, bro__, go__
3. fo__, ho__, to__
Answer
1. bite, elite, opposite2. blood, brood, good
3. four, hour, tour
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the second one could also be blown, brown, gown!
...except that brown and gown DO rhyme; the three words are not supposed to rhyme.
I got blown brown and gown also and for # 3 I got foes hoes and toes. Why can't it rhyme?
It can't rhyme because that is part of the rules - "they look like they should rhyme, but they don't". It adds to the challenge.
Very good teaser! I got the first two easily but needed the hint for the third one. Nicely done!
I love these; not as easy as you might think.
More, please!
More, please!
Good teaser. I too needed the hint for the last one. They can't rhyme because that would be way too easy.
These teasers are great Marc, would love to see more of them.
These teasers are great Marc, would love to see more of them.
Glad you like them! I made 12 of these teasers, just search on: Sight Rhymes
Good one! Got the first two right away but the third one was a challenge. Great teaser! Thanks!
Hmm, in my part of the world (Texas), single vowels and diphthongs often are pronounced as two syllables -- e.g. oil is pronounced oy-yall. Here flour and hour DO rhyme (ow-er). I didn't realize they don't rhyme elsewhere. How do y'all pronounce them then?
The word isn't "flour" - it is "four" which does NOT rhyme - Nice Teaser!
hmm....i always thought that 'tour' and 'four' rhymed. is it because i'm from new york?
Tour- Pronounced "Toor"
Four- Pronounced "Fore"
Hour- Pronounced "Ow-er"
Four- Pronounced "Fore"
Hour- Pronounced "Ow-er"
Fun and a challenge, thank you it was the 3rd that took me the most time to find. I imagine regional accents do make a little bit of a difference, even if unconsciously. For me, after the answer was found, I checked it by removing the beginning consonant sound: four (or); hour (our); tour (oor). It worked for me
Good one.
Fast, easy, and fun!
..four, hour, tour. Gilligan's Island!!!
Yes! I have had enough coffee!!
Yes! I have had enough coffee!!
I did not get four, hour, tour. Gilligan's Island, funny!
I went to Gilligan's Island ....
And almost didn't come back !!!
And almost didn't come back !!!
I mean .... is Ginger still there ...
Somewhere ???
Somewhere ???
How do four and tour not rhyme?
Explained above, wordmama, by Mathgeek; it depends on how you say 'em! They rhyme for me, too.
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Jaye
Wonderful teaser! I need to go search out the others in the series. Rhyming teasers are always tricky as dialects and accents differ. I had to say Four/Tour to myself several times to convince myself they should be different. I had to admit I probably mispronounce Tour fairly often.
Catmom, 'Gilligan's Island' was a 3 hour tour?
Nice fun teaser BTW!
Nice fun teaser BTW!
Fun and entertaining teaser. I got them all but had to use the hint for the last one.
I found it very difficult, but I still really liked it!
Although I also do agree w/ other comments that say four and tour rhyme. At least where i'm from (Earth)
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