join for £1
log in

[VR] How to Answer Rhyming Synonym Questions

Written by: Xuan
(Updated on 11 April 2026)

In rhyming synonym questions, you are given a clue and a sentence.

Instructions:
Each sentence has a missing word.
You are given a hint word. The hint rhymes with the missing word.
You must find the synonym of the missing word.

To answer these questions, you should:

  1. Find the missing word (which must rhyme with the clue)
  2. Find the synonym of the missing word you found in (1).

Here is an example:

Hint: CLEAR

Sentence: Did you [?] that France has the highest percentage of smokers in Europe?

Options:
A) understood
B) learn
C) know
D) indicate
E) catch

STEP 1: Find the missing word

  1. Look at the Hint and the Sentence.
    (Ignore the multiple-choice options for now.)

    The missing word must rhyme with the hint.

  2. The hint in this case is CLEAR.
    What rhymes with CLEAR?
    • near, fear, gear, hear, steer…

  3. Which of those makes sense in the sentence?
    HEAR.
    “Did you hear that France has the highest percentage of smokers in Europe?”

STEP 2: Find the synonym

  1. Now, ignore the sentence completely.
    Focus only on finding a synonym for the missing word: HEAR.

  2. Which option is a synonym for HEAR?
    • understood -> no – you can hear a dog barking, but don’t understand it.
    • learn -> no – hearing is not the same as learning
    • know -> no – hearing something is not the same as knowing something
    • indicate -> no – to indicate means to point at something
    • catch -> yes! if you “catch” something, you heard it!
      e.g. I didn’t catch your name.
      e.g. Sorry, I didn’t catch that. What did you say?

So the answer is E) catch.

Want more practice questions? Try Prep Ed today.