To solve the rhyming exercise, we need to find the word that has the same ending sound as the other words in each question. Here are the answers:
1. A. naked, B. looked, C. crooked, D. wicked
The correct answer is D. wicked (all four options have the same ending sound: "ed" with a similar vowel sound)
2. A. concerned, B. raised, C. developed, D. maintained
The correct answer is B. raised (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
3. A. laughed, B. photographed, C. coughed, D. looked
The correct answer is C. coughed (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, but "coughed" and "laughed" come close, however "coughed" and "looked" have the same sound as in "looked" and "coughed" "ft")
4. A. naked, B. cooked, C. booked, D. hopes
The correct answer is C. booked (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "cooked" and "looked" have the same sound, and "booked" is similar to "looked")
5. A. communicates, B. mistakes, C. loves, D. makes
The correct answer is B. mistakes (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
6. A. manages, B. landed, C. fastened, D. traveled
The correct answer is B. landed (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
7. A. learned, B. used, C. landed, D. ragged
The correct answer is C. landed (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "learned" and "yearned" would have the same sound as "learned")
8. A. beloved, B. learned, C. beloved, D. sacred
The correct answer is B. learned (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
9. A. unmatched, B. learned, C. beloved, D. ragged
The correct answer is B. learned (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
10. A. naked, B. crabbed, C. advised, D. proposed
The correct answer is A. naked (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "crabbed" has a similar sound to "grabbed")
11. A. scared, B. hatred, C. aged, D. dogged
The correct answer is D. dogged (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
12. A. used, B. worked, C. wicked, D. rugged
The correct answer is C. wicked (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "worked" and "nursed" would have the same sound)
13. A. wicked, B. rugged, C. wretched, D. increased
The correct answer is A. wicked (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "wicked" and "ricked" would have the same sound)
14. A. increased, B. kissed, C. blessed, D. faced
The correct answer is B. kissed (the other three options do not have the same ending sound)
15. A. crabbed, B. advised, C. proposed, D. raised
The correct answer is A. crabbed (the other three options do not have the same ending sound, however "crabbed" and "grabbed" have the same sound)