I think it's B, too. Geez, I haven't worked with syllables in ages.
Where is the excerpt? If you could let me see it I could help you.
These words have similar meanings, so the relationship between them is that they are "synonyms". Synonyms are words with similar meanings, and they can often be used interchangeably within a sentence. Other relationships could include antonyms, which are words with opposite meanings.
