In the word 'bake', which part constitutes the onset and rime?

In the word 'bake', which part constitutes the onset and rime?

• A. Onset: ba; Rime: ke
• B. Onset: b; Rime: ake
• C. Onset: bake; Rime:
• D. Onset: bk; Rime: ae

Answer: (B)

Onset and rime break a syllable into two parts: the onset is the initial sound or cluster before the vowel, and the rime is the rest of the syllable, including the vowel and any following consonants. In the word bake, there is one syllable. The first sound before the vowel is the consonant /b/, so the onset is b. The remaining part, ake, includes the vowel sound /eɪ/ plus the following consonant /k/ (and the final silent e that marks the long vowel), forming the rime ake. That’s why the correct division is onset b and rime ake. The other options don’t fit because they either include the vowel in the onset or try to treat the whole word as the onset, which isn’t how onset and rime are defined.

Onset and rime break a syllable into two parts: the onset is the initial sound or cluster before the vowel, and the rime is the rest of the syllable, including the vowel and any following consonants.

In the word bake, there is one syllable. The first sound before the vowel is the consonant /b/, so the onset is b. The remaining part, ake, includes the vowel sound /eɪ/ plus the following consonant /k/ (and the final silent e that marks the long vowel), forming the rime ake.

That’s why the correct division is onset b and rime ake. The other options don’t fit because they either include the vowel in the onset or try to treat the whole word as the onset, which isn’t how onset and rime are defined.