1-syllable rhymes for “clive”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “clive”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| dr | draiv | /ˈdɹaɪv/ | 1 |
| five | faiv | /ˈfaɪv/ | 1 |
| drive | draiv | /ˈdɹaɪv/ | 1 |
| dive | daiv | /ˈdaɪv/ | 1 |
| thrive | thraiv | /ˈθɹaɪv/ | 1 |
| jive | jaiv | /ˈdʒaɪv/ | 1 |
| strive | straiv | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | 1 |
| hive | haiv | /ˈhaɪv/ | 1 |
| shive | shaiv | /ˈʃaɪv/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “clive”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “clive”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| alive | alaiv | /əˈlaɪv/ | 2 |
| survive | servaiv | /sɝˈvaɪv/ | 2 |
| arrive | eraiv | /ɝˈaɪv/ | 2 |
| revive | rivaiv | /ɹɪˈvaɪv/ | 2 |
| deprive | dipraiv | /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ | 2 |
| derive | deraiv | /dɝˈaɪv/ | 2 |
| contrive | kantraiv | /kənˈtɹaɪv/ | 2 |
| connive | kanaiv | /kəˈnaɪv/ | 2 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “clive” is
/ˈklaɪv/, and its rime is /aɪv/ — spelled “aiv” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/aɪv/, however English chooses to spell it.
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