Identifying Rhyming Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.K.2.b, RF.1.3.d, RL.2.4

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Rhyming is when words are placed in a sentence or phrase in such a manner that the endings of the multiple phrases or sentences have similar or corresponding sounds. This is best displayed in musical vocal songs. You do not know how many musicians that are composing a song right now are trying to think of that perfect rhyme. There are several different ways to introduce students to rhymes. In this selection of worksheets, we will help students learn how to spot a rhyme.

Identifying Rhyming Words Worksheets:

Rhyming Words - Name the pictures in each row. Color the ones that rhyme.

Match-Up - Draw a line to the picture on the right whose name rhymes with the name of each picture on the left.

Find the Rhyme - A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.

Word the Rhyme - Draw a line connecting the words in each column that rhyme.

Words that Rhyme - Say the name of each picture. Write down at least three words that rhyme with the name of the picture.

Make a Rhyme - Construct your own. Thinking deeply for each of these.

Labels That Stick - Find the word that completes each rhyme below. Write the word on the line.

Line That Sound The Same - Draw a line between the words that rhyme.

Identifying Worksheet - Find the word that completes each rhyme below. Write the word on the line.

Say It! Write It! - Say the name of each picture. Write down at least three words that rhyme with the name of the picture.

Brainstorms - Think of a word that rhymes with each word in bold. Write it on the line.

Picture It! - Name the pictures in each row. Circle the two that rhyme.

Pictures You Make - Say the name of the picture. In the box, write as many words as you can think of that rhyme with it.

More Pictures - Say the name of each picture. Write down at least three words that rhyme with the name of the picture.

Rhyming Challenge - How many rhymes can you think of for each word?

Rhyming Pairs - For each set, circle the picture that rhymes with the picture in the box.

Coloring Blocks - Color that blocks whose words follow a similar pattern the same color.

Find the Mate! - Circle the term in each row that has the same sound as the term on the left.

Color Rows - Find the points that have the same flow and color them.

Two Pictures - Choose which of the three pictures make you say something similar.

Flying Flags - These terms are all surrounded in flags. Add a popsicle stick and you have something pretty slick.

Images and Terms - You are given some text to match that picture to.

Listen For It - This is a listening activity for teachers. Parents can also do this for extra support.

Shapes and Circles - For extra credit, name all of the shapes and write how many sides that they have.

Row Against Row - You are given an image and then asked to analyze three other images to see if they follow the same pattern.

Text Rows - Just like the previous worksheet, but now it is only text that you are working with.

Matching - The good old simple draw a line matching one to another.

Which One Doesn't Belong? - Cross out the picture in each circle whose name does not follow the same pronunciation of the other two.

Proper Pairs - Which words have this in common?

What Rhymes With... - This is a chance for you to get really creative and you can even be funny.

What Are Rhyming Words?


Rhymes are important elements of the kindergarten. The young students love and enjoy rhymes. It is a fun way of learning. Rhyming words are words that have similar sounds. These words are either two words or more than two words that end with the same sound. One thing to keep in mind while learning the concept of rhyming words is that these words do not spell the same way. It is not always necessary that they have the same ending letters. They only have to end with a similar sound to be counted as rhyming words. For example, peas and cheese are rhyming words.


How To Figure Out Rhyming Words


If you want to figure out if the words are rhyming or not, you can pay close attention to the sound. Use the sense of listening with the help of your ears when you are saying the words. If they sound similar, it means that they rhyme. For example, bar and car are rhyming words. Other examples include tin and pin, tool and cool, goat and road, etc. On the other hand, if the ending sounds of both the words are not the same at all, it means that they do not rhyme. For example, boat and car do not rhyme.


Importance Of Rhymes


The rhymes are more important than you think. They help the children in understanding how the language works. Rhyming words allow the children to pay attention to the details. It helps them in recognizing some spelling patterns and pronunciations. They also get to experience the rhythm of the language with the help of rhymes. Rhyming also enhances the imaginations of young students. Rhymes help young students in predicting the text as well.


Different Forms of Rhyming


Rhyming is essential to many different forms of art. These can be presented to an audience in many unique mediums. Poetry is notorious for this and is the root art that branches into all the others. The normal trajectory of any artist of stature usually begins with poetry and then it branches into either music or the spoken word. Hip Hop and Country music have their foundations built upon this core principle. Comic musical like those you would find on Broadway lend their origins to this background. It all begins with pacing and cleverly placed syllables. Even words that do not seem to be positioned to make these sounds can be arranged to make similar sounds and as a result the same outcome. We are going to take a look at some of the different forms of rhymes that are grounded in poetry, but also make the leap into these other forms of art.


Assonance - The is one of the most basic forms of rhymes. This is where you center the repeated sound by using vowels in words that are close to each other. For example, bat-mat-cat. In this we are working with the same short vowel sound. It is commonly the first place that authors start with this skill. You may here this referred to as a slant rhyme.


Consonance - As the name implies, this is where we center around words that share similar consonant sounds. An example with the nt sound is lint and sent. When those two words are used in a the same sentence it projects the intended result.


Eye Rhymes - As the name implies, we use our sense of sight to make these work. This is centered around spelling and not sounds. An example would be the words good and mood. This lends itself to more literary task, since in the spoken word it is hard to make the distinction.


Head Rhymes - This is where you use words that begin with the same initial consonant. An example would be the word pair sand and salad. This is also referred to as alliteration.


Light Rhymes - This is where a single syllable is emphasized, and the others are not. You can get my drift from this word group: bright, flight, might, sight, white. This found very commonly in all forms of poetic music.


Rich Rhymes - This technique leans on the concept of homonyms. These are words that pronounced in the same manner, but are not spelled the same, and they different meanings. A good example are the words: pair, pare, pear and right, rite, wright, write. All have different meanings, but are pronounced in the same manner.