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Rhyming Words

Words that sound the same at the end, cat, hat, mat!

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📘 DefinitionWords that sound alikePart 1 of 6
Letters make wordsCAT🐱C + A + T says "cat"
Letters join together to make a word.
🔍 In detailRhymes are everywherePart 3 of 6
✏️ Worked exampleMake your ownPart 4 of 6
✅ SummaryRhyme time!Part 5 of 6
A child reading aloud, which is how you hear whether two words end the same. Photo: Viktoria Borodinova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A child reading aloud, which is how you hear whether two words end the same. Photo: Viktoria Borodinova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
1📘 DefinitionPart 1 / 6

Words that sound alike

Rhyming words sound the same at the end.

cat · hat · mat

Say them out loud. Can you hear it?

🎯 Which word rhymes with "cat"?
2🧩 The partsPart 2 / 6

Listen to the ending

Only the end has to match. The start can be different.

sun and fun rhyme, both end in "un".

🎯 Which rhymes with "sun"?
3🔍 In detailPart 3 / 6

Rhymes are everywhere

Songs and poems use rhymes to sound nice.

"Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are."

🎯 Which rhymes with "tree"?
4✏️ Worked examplePart 4 / 6

Make your own

Pick a word. Then change only the first sound.

pen → hen → ten → men

They all rhyme!

🎯 Which rhymes with "dog"?
5✅ SummaryPart 5 / 6

Rhyme time!

  • Rhyming words sound the same at the end.
  • The beginning can be different.
  • Songs and poems love rhymes.

Can you find a rhyme for your own name? 😀

6✏️ Worked examplePart 6 / 6

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Here is one done slowly, with the reason for every move. Then one for you.

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Which word rhymes with "hat": "hop", "cat" or "hand"?

  1. h-at
    Say "hat" out loud and listen to the end: /at/.
    Rhyme is about the end of the word, not the start. Listen to the ending first.
  2. h-op c-at h-and
    Now say each one: hop ends /op/, cat ends /at/, hand ends /and/.
    Say them aloud. Words that look similar do not always sound similar.
  3. h-at = c-at ✓
    "cat" ends with the same sound as "hat", so cat rhymes.
    Hop and hand start with the same letter as hat, which is the trap. Starting the same is not rhyming.

Answer: cat

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Which rhymes with "sun": "sit", "fun" or "sand"?

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fun

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