Governs rhymes with:
mcgovern's, mcgovern's, caverns, mcgovern's, severns, taverns, caverns, cisterns, cockburn's, eastern's, hepburn's, interns, irons, lanterns, mcgovern's, moderns, northern's, northwestern's, patterns, rathburne's, saturn's, saturns, severns, southeastern's, southern's, swinburne's, swinburnes, taverns, western's, westerns
Governs sounds like:
governance, governess, governing