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Pure Rhymes

Words that have identical vowel-based rhyme sounds in the tonic syllable. Moreover, that tonic syllable must start with a different consonantal sound.

  • eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
  • have a sweet tooth
  • long in the tooth
  • sweet tooth
  • children and fools speak the truth
  • economical with the truth
  • honest truth
Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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End Rhymes

Words that have a pure rhyme on their last syllable only.

End Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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Near Rhymes

Words that "almost" rhyme on the vowel-based rhyme sound of the stressed syllable like: be/eat or maybe/shapely.

  • to boot
  • bald as a coot
  • in dispute
  • bear fruit
  • forbidden fruit
  • low-hanging fruit
  • new york minute
  • new york minute
  • up to the last minute
  • up to the last minute
  • up to the minute
  • up to the minute
  • of ill repute
  • take root
  • birthday suit
  • follow suit
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Mosaic Rhymes

Rhymes made up of more than one word. For instance, "jealous" and "tell us" or "shaky" and "make me."

One-syllable words do not have mosaic rhymes.

Mosaic Rhymes — Set #1 of 1