5002 Praxis Practice Test Practice Question

Which of the following pairs of words contains identical rimes?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Identical rimes occur when the vowel and any following consonants in the final syllables of two words are the same.

Option A, "slip" and "slide," have different vowel sounds and endings, making their rimes distinct.

Option C, "hear" and "here," share similar sounds but differ in their vowel quality; "hear" uses a diphthong while "here" has a pure vowel, resulting in different rimes.

Option D, "spring" and "playing," also do not share identical rimes due to the different vowel sounds and syllable structures.

In contrast, option B, "mime" and "slime," both end with the same vowel sound and consonant, creating identical rimes.

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