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"Gold," "old," and "bold" are rhyming words because they share the same ending sound.

Rhyming words create a pattern of sounds, commonly used in poetry for rhythm and flow.

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A minimal pair consists of two words that differ by only one sound, usually one phoneme, while the rest of the word remains the same.

In "Pin" and "Bin," the only difference is the initial consonant sound (/p/ vs /b/), making them a minimal pair.

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A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonants at the beginning of a word without any vowels between them.

In "Spring," the cluster "spr" is a consonant cluster.

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The word Television has 4 syllables: Tel-e-vi-sion.

Each syllable is a distinct sound or beat in the word.

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In the word "subtle," the "b" is silent and not pronounced.

The pronunciation of "subtle" sounds like "sut-l," with the "b" remaining unspoken.

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The correct syllable division of "Basket" is Bas-ket.

Each syllable represents a separate unit of sound.

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In the word "sandwich," the "d" is silent and not pronounced.

The pronunciation of "sandwich" sounds like "san-wich," with the "d" remaining unspoken.

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"Globe" begins with the consonant cluster "gl", where two consonants come together at the start.

Attitude and Round start with a single consonant sound.

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The word "Giant" has a soft "g" sound, pronounced like /j/ as in "jam."

The other words (Goat, Gift, Game) all have a hard "g" sound, pronounced like /g/ as in "go."