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Rhyming Words — Answers

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Rhyming Words — Answers

Part A: Find the rhyme

Words that rhyme sound the same at the end, like cat and hat. Grown-up: read the words aloud. Child: circle the word that rhymes.

1.Which word rhymes with cat?
  1. Adog
  2. Bhat
  3. Csun

Answer: hat

cat and hat both end in -at.

2.Which word rhymes with pig?
  1. Awig
  2. Bpen
  3. Cbus

Answer: wig

pig and wig both end in -ig.

3.Which word rhymes with sun?
  1. Asit
  2. Bmap
  3. Crun

Answer: run

sun and run both end in -un.

4.Which word rhymes with bed?
  1. Abox
  2. Bred
  3. Ccup

Answer: red

bed and red both end in -ed.

5.Which word rhymes with log?
  1. Afrog
  2. Bleg
  3. Chat

Answer: frog

log and frog both end in -og.

6.Which word rhymes with cake?
  1. Akite
  2. Bboat
  3. Clake

Answer: lake

cake and lake both end in -ake.

7.Which word rhymes with bee?
  1. Abat
  2. Btree
  3. Cship

Answer: tree

bee and tree both end with the same ee sound.

8.Which word rhymes with hop?
  1. Atop
  2. Bhen
  3. Chat

Answer: top

hop and top both end in -op.

Part B: Odd one out

Two words in each row rhyme. Circle the word that does not rhyme.

9.Which word does not rhyme?
  1. Apen
  2. Bhen
  3. Csock

Answer: sock

pen and hen rhyme; sock does not.

10.Which word does not rhyme?
  1. Afish
  2. Bmoon
  3. Cdish

Answer: moon

fish and dish rhyme; moon does not.

11.Which word does not rhyme?
  1. Abell
  2. Bring
  3. Cking

Answer: bell

ring and king rhyme; bell does not.

12.Which word does not rhyme?
  1. Abug
  2. Brug
  3. Ccup

Answer: cup

bug and rug rhyme; cup does not.

Part C: Make a rhyme

Change the first sound to make a new word that rhymes. Made-up words are fine for saying out loud, but try to write a real word.

13.Write a word that rhymes with cat.

Answer: Any word ending in -at, e.g. bat, hat, mat, rat, sat.

14.Write a word that rhymes with pin.

Answer: Any word ending in -in, e.g. bin, fin, tin, win.

15.Write a word that rhymes with dog.

Answer: Any word ending in -og, e.g. log, fog, jog, frog.

16.Write a word that rhymes with bug.

Answer: Any word ending in -ug, e.g. hug, mug, rug, jug.

Part D: Finish the rhyme

Read the sentence together. Write a rhyming word to finish it. Silly sentences are allowed!

17.The cat sat on the (answer space). (rhymes with cat)

Answer: mat

Also accept hat or any real -at word that makes sense.

18.The frog sat on a (answer space). (rhymes with frog)

Answer: log

Also accept any real -og word, e.g. dog.

19.The bug is on the (answer space). (rhymes with bug)

Answer: rug

Also accept mug or jug.

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