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Five English words without a rhyme
Assistant Professor
Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.
Prepared by
Manu Melwin Joy
Phone – 9744551114Mail – [email protected]
Bulb
• This funny word comes from the Ancient Greek word for onion, bolbas. In the early 1800s, the word was applied to scientific instruments of a similar shape, including the thermometer bulb and the light bulb. It still hasn't found a word to rhyme with though. What other words do bards among us avoid?
Orange• This common fruit was first
cultivated in Asia in 2500 B.C. The English word orange comes from the Persian word narana. Though they are tasty, they are not poets' favorite fruit because the unusual word does not have an English rhyme. What more heavenly term lacks a rhyme?
Angel • Angel comes from the
Greek word, angelos, which meant "messenger of God." However, its commonly confused cousin, angle, does have many rhymes. What word for a precious metal cannot find a rhyme?
Silver• The word silver is from the
Gothic word silubr. Its atomic symbol is Ag from the word argent, the Latin word for silver. Maybe if silver had a rhyme, it wouldn't be second to gold. You probably use the next word every day.
Month • The common -th ending
takes on many different pronunciations, as in these other words without rhymes: depth, breadth, and width. These words share similar sounds, but none of them are perfect rhymes.
Bulb
• This funny word comes from the Ancient Greek word for onion, bolbas. In the early 1800s, the word was applied to scientific instruments of a similar shape, including the thermometer bulb and the light bulb. It still hasn't found a word to rhyme with though. What other words do bards among us avoid?
