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.

Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

End Rhymes

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

End Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

Near Rhymes

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

rub salt into one's wounds

Near Rhymes — Set #1 of 44

go over like a lead balloon
trial balloon
rough hewn
cry for the moon
dark of the moon
for the moon
full of the moon
man in the moon
once in a blue moon
over the moon
promise the moon
greasy spoon
call the tune
carry a tune
change one's tune
change your tune
dance to another tune
in tune
out of tune
sing a new tune
sing in tune
sing out of tune
slow tune
to another tune
whistle a different tune

Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 44

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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