1-syllable rhymes for “shelf”
Words of 1 syllable that rhyme with “shelf”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| self | self | /ˈsɛlf/ | 1 |
| elf | elf | /ˈɛlf/ | 1 |
2-syllable rhymes for “shelf”
Words of 2 syllables that rhyme with “shelf”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| yourself | yerself | /jɝˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| myself | maiself | /ˌmaɪˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| himself | himself | /hɪmˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| herself | herself | /hɝˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| itself | itself | /ˌɪtˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| oneself | wuhnself | /ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| hisself | hiself | /ˌhɪˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
| thyself | dhaiself | /ˌðaɪˈsɛlf/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “shelf”
Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “shelf”, most common first
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|
| ourself | ouerself | /aʊɝˈsɛlf/ | 3 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “shelf” is
/ˈʃɛlf/, and its rime is /ɛlf/ — spelled “elf” in
Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same
/ɛlf/, however English chooses to spell it.
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