In the set pit, pot, hill, which word is different and why?

• A. Hill, because it has a double consonant at the end, and is not a 3-letter CVC word.
• B. Pit, because it rhymes with pot.
• C. Pot, because it starts with a vowel.
• D. Pit, because it has two vowels.

Answer: (A)

This item is about word structure patterns, focusing on a simple three-letter CVC pattern. Pit and pot are both three letters with a single consonant ending and a short vowel in the middle, so they fit that 3-letter CVC shape. Hill breaks the pattern because it has four letters and ends with a double consonant, ll, which means it isn’t a 3-letter CVC word. That extra letter and the doubled consonant make hill stand out as different, so it’s the correct choice.