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Why Don't These Rhyme?! #1

Pronunciation is a menace! Each box below contains two answers that look like they should rhyme, based on their similar spelling. But they don't!

Using the hints, can you work them out?
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Last updated: March 12, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2015
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Bodily fluid
Blood
What we eat
Food
 
 
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Uncooked bread
Dough
To clear one's throat
Cough
 
 
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To talk; say words
Speak
To fracture
Break
 
 
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Answer
Argument
Quarrel
Wine cask
Barrel
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Answer
Hazard, peril
Danger
Rage
Anger
 
 
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Answer
Desire
Want
Monkish music
Chant
 
 
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Answer
Goliath nemesis
David
Enthusiastic
Avid
 
 
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Answer
Time keeper
Watch
Fire starter
Match
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Answer
Czech capital
Prague
Epidemic
Plague
 
 
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Queen or King, eg.
Monarch
Foot curve
Arch
 
 
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'Belgian' breakfast item
Waffle
Church fund-raiser
Raffle
 
 
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Big Bird's street
Sesame
Evolved into
Became
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11 Comments
mightythor
+2
Level 66
Jan 15, 2015
I tried eggs, bacon, toast, juice, cereal, muffin, bagel, pancakes, oatmeal, omelette, hash browns, home fries, yogurt, before thinking of the thing I never have for breakfast.
mightythor
+1
Level 66
Jan 15, 2015
I think I even tried french toast.
mez
+1
Level 71
Jan 18, 2015
tried all of those and then tried toaster, pan, etc in desperation
Lemondance
+4
Level 67
Mar 12, 2022
Gaunt is pronounced like gone + t, right? If so then it rhymes with aunt in a lot of accents
kiwirage
+1
Level 62
Mar 12, 2022
Probably. I've changed that one.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Mar 16, 2022
Exactly. Hearing some talk about their "ant" is extremely grating on the ears.
Dml123
+3
Level 69
Mar 12, 2022
Great quiz - makes you realise how ridiculous our language is! Nominated.
lovlybilly
+1
Level 69
Mar 12, 2022
awesome fun quiz. nominated
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 61
Apr 3, 2022
Great job as usual. Nominated!
marjobro
+2
Level 67
Oct 30, 2022
Fun and interesting. I got them all. I'm a word-aholic.
Yanni47
+1
Level 77
Aug 12, 2024
What did I read once - there are about eight or nine ways to pronounce -ough?
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