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Rhyming Words: Finding Word Pairs

Practice hearing and matching words that rhyme

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Rhyming Words: Finding Word Pairs

Practice hearing and matching words that rhyme

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Say the words out loud. Write or circle the rhyming word pair.
  1. 1

    Circle the word that rhymes with cat: sun, hat, dog.

    Say cat and each answer choice out loud.

    Hat rhymes with cat because both words end with the same sound.
  2. 2

    Draw a line to match the rhyming words: dog, log, pig, wig. Which two words rhyme?

    Dog and log rhyme because they both end with the og sound. Pig and wig rhyme because they both end with the ig sound.
  3. 3

    Write the word that rhymes with cake: bake or ball.

    Listen for the ending sound.

    Bake rhymes with cake because both words end with the ake sound.
  4. 4

    Circle the two words that rhyme: fish, dish, tree.

    Fish and dish rhyme because they both end with the ish sound.
  5. 5

    Which word rhymes with red: bed or bike?

    Try saying red bed and red bike.

    Bed rhymes with red because both words end with the ed sound.
  6. 6

    Circle the word pair that rhymes: cup and pup, cup and car.

    Cup and pup rhyme because both words end with the up sound.
  7. 7

    Write one word from the box that rhymes with moon: spoon, sun, map.

    The rhyming word has the same ending sound as moon.

    Spoon rhymes with moon because both words end with the oon sound.
  8. 8

    Circle the word that rhymes with bee: see, sock, hat.

    See rhymes with bee because both words end with the ee sound.
  9. 9

    Find the rhyming pair: boat, goat, pen.

    Listen to the last part of each word.

    Boat and goat rhyme because they both end with the oat sound.
  10. 10

    Which word rhymes with star: jar or jump?

    Jar rhymes with star because both words end with the ar sound.
  11. 11

    Circle the two words that rhyme: duck, truck, milk.

    Say each word slowly and listen to the ending.

    Duck and truck rhyme because they both end with the uck sound.
  12. 12

    Write the word that rhymes with ring: sing or sand.

    Sing rhymes with ring because both words end with the ing sound.
  13. 13

    Circle the word pair that rhymes: mouse and house, mouse and moon.

    A rhyming pair sounds alike at the end.

    Mouse and house rhyme because both words end with the ouse sound.
  14. 14

    Which word rhymes with hen: ten or toy?

    Ten rhymes with hen because both words end with the en sound.
  15. 15

    Make a rhyming pair. Choose the word that rhymes with cap: nap, nose, fish.

    Clap the words cap and nap to hear the ending sound.

    Nap rhymes with cap because both words end with the ap sound.
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