Explore 600 Rhyming Words with Fun Word Games

Rhyming Words are fascinating! At EnglishGeni, you will find an exhaustive compilation of rhyming words. Beyond that, you will find custom rhyming words exercises to help you ponder over and perfect the use of each rhyming word in the set.

Enjoy the rhythmic appeal of rhyming words while attempting these carefully constructed English vocabulary building exercises.

What are Rhyming Words?

Rhyming words, in simple terms, are words that share a common ending sound. In this article, we will focus on similar ending sound patterns!

Rhyming word patterns are of a number of kinds though. Some take a poem- or song-like verse style where alternate lines or most or all lines have phonemically similar sound on ending words. This can be a lot of fun, as you’ll explore here!

Why Learn Rhyming Words?

Rhyming Words and Early Literacy Skills Building

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Rhyming words and songs should be ideally introduced in early childhood. However, many teachers and parents are unaware of the benefits of introducing rhyming word families i.e. the rhyming word groups early in life.

• Firstly, rhyming builds phonological awareness, which is the ability to recognize the sounds of the English language.
• For Indians, who are non-native speakers, this is very significant as it helps to develop this sense in children.
• Exposure to rhyming sounds actually improves the mental process of expressing written words.
• Builds the ability to differentiate sounds making learning spelling much easier.
• Rhythm perception, phonological awareness and alphabet-sound knowledge, which are all important precursors to developing reading skills
• When rhyming words are introduced later in childhood, the emphasis moves to learning the meanings of word groups, missing out on many benefits.

Why Try EnglishGeni’s Rhyming Word Puzzles?

Here are some great reasons why they are a must-try!

• Over 600 unique words in a 2000 rhyming word pool
• Over 80 rhyming word groups
• 35 rhyming exercise sets
• 30 IDIOMS and PHRASES are tucked in to these rhyming word exercises.
• Exercises to stimulate the recall of existing vocabulary
• Young learners are constantly engaged in subconscious learning; these Rhyming Words Exercises provide the stimulus.
• Learners become aware of the contextual meanings of rhyming words
• Provides motivation to expand vocabulary in a fun way!
• Gain the basic skills to become a budding Poet, Songwriter or Lyricist!

Learning Objectives

This lesson is designed with the objective of putting a learner through intensive rhyming drills with the end outcome being the acquisition of two important skills:

Sound Recognition:

By the end of the rhyming word families, all learners would be able to recognize sound patterns. To test this ability, do a simple reading exercise with nearly 40 exercises provided below. Please read and ask your child to point out the sound families he/she recognizes. For instance: “Bat and Matt sound similar!”

Sound Differentiation:

Learners should be able to clearly differentiate the different sound groups. Check out the exercises section below to know how to test. For instance, “Bat is not the same sound as Bet!“

The exercises at the end of the rhyming word families will help parents and teachers understand how to use this lesson optimally in testing the newly acquired skills.

Staggered Learning: A Note to Parents and Teachers

It takes courageous teachers to put aside the orthodoxy in language classrooms and bring in rhythm to make language learning memorable for students. If you are wondering what is the best way to ensure that learners comfortably use and retain newly gained vocabulary, rhyming words rank right on top! Try a tune on these!

For Kindergarten, Class 1 or Class 2 Learners:

Intermediate and Above Level Users:

Here’s the best way to go about the Rhyming Word Sets and Exercise Puzzles:

• Look at the images for the Rhyming Words group you would need to fill in the blanks. Once you do, you’d be reading an interesting new Rhyme as well.
• Do not look at the solutions unless you really aren’t able to guess.
• Look up the meanings of unknown words at Dictionary.com.
• Visit the Rhyming Words Exercises page for more interesting word puzzles.
• You could try out our other vocabulary lessons as well. {details and links]
• Complete the exercises below with the words in the image!
• Answers are right next but try not to look! Give it your best shot!

“Remember to Use SEARCH option (Ctrl+F) to quickly find the RHYMING WORD You’re Looking For!”

# EnglishGeni Quick Tips

You Rhyming Words and Exercise

YOU: True – Blue – Drew – Crew – Strew – View – Adieu – Pursue – Cue – Kangaroo

Tree Rhyming Words and Exercise

TREE: Free – Bee – See – Knee – Fee – Flea – Me – Key – Wee – Degree

Time Rhyming Words and Exercise

TIME: Lime – Rhyme – Prime – Climb – Sublime – Mime – Dime – Chime – Crime – Grime

Love Rhyming Words and Exercise

LOVE: Dove – Above – Glove – Shove
Similarly spelt words: Rove – Behoove – Stove – Trove – Clove – Drove

Me Rhyming Words and Exercise

ME: Be – See – Free – We – Key – Flea – Tree – Agree – Knee – Degree

Life Rhyming Words and Exercise

LIFE – Strife – Wife – Rife – Knife – Fife – Rife – Fife – Wife

Day Rhyming Words and Exercise

DAY – Ray – Way – Play – Bay – Gray – May – Spray – Clay – Array – Stay

Sky Rhyming Words and Exercise

SKY – High – Fly – Guy – Bye – Pie – Die – Lie – Why – Try – Cry

Right Rhyming Words and Exercise

RIGHT – Sight – Bright – Delight – Night – Might – Height – Flight – Tight – Right – Invite

Bed Rhyming Words and Exercise

BED – Red – Led – Shed – Fed – Spread – Dread – Head – Thread – Wed – Bread

Dog Rhyming Words and Exercise

DOG – Log – Frog – Jog – Bog – Fog – Cog – Sog – Smog – Hog – Blog

Write Rhyming Words and Exercise

WRITE – Sight – Night – Light – Might – Mite – Flight – Height – Bright – Fright – Delight- Excite

It’s a funny sound, right?!
But I’m talking about ‘write’!
There’s a yes and a right!
There’s a left and a right!
So, what do I write?

Play Rhyming Words and Exercise

PLAY – Day – Way – Say – Ray – Stay – Bay – Clay – Pray – Pay – Sway – Clay – Decay

Heart Rhyming Words and Exercise

HEART – Dart – Start – Apart – Chart – Smart – Part – Depart – Cart – Art – Apart

Eyes Rhyming Words and Exercise

EYES – Lies – Wise – Prize – Flies – Size – Ties – Cries – Sunrise – Supplies – Compromise

Sun Rhyming Words and Exercise

SUN – Fun – Run – Bun – Done – Hun – Ton – Shun – Won – Dun – None

Star Rhyming Words and Exercise

STAR – Far – Bar – Car – Scar – Tar – Jar – Spar – Avatar – Guitar – Radar

Smile Rhyming Words and Exercise

SMILE – While – Style – Mile – Isle – File – Profile – Pile – Nile – Defile – Reconcile

Poem Rhyming Words and Exercise

POEM – Stem – Them – Gem – Hem – Rem – Stem – Scheme – Creme – Meme

Moon Rhyming Words and Exercise

MOON – Spoon – Tune – Soon – June – Prune – Loon – Rune – Croon – Balloon – Neptune

Free Rhyming Words and Exercise

FREE – Tree – Bee – See – Glee – Key – nee – Plea – Flea – Lee – Degree

Book Rhyming Words and Exercise

BOOK – Look – Hook – Took – Cook – Nook – Brook – Crook – Shook – Spook – Overlook

Man Rhyming Words and Exercise

MAN – Can – Plan – Tan – Clan – Span – Pan – Scan – Flan – Gran – Bran

All Rhyming Words and Exercise

ALL – Tall – Call – Fall – Hall – Wall – Small – Ball – Stall – Install – Recall

Red Rhyming Words and Exercise

RED – Bed – Shed – Led – Said – Dread – Spread – Bread – Fed – Head – Dead

Way Rhyming Words and Exercise

WAY – Day – Play – Say – Lay – May – Pay – Gray – Ray – Delay – Array – Today – Sway – Stay – Okay – Convey – Relay

Blue Rhyming Words and Exercise

BLUE – True – Crew – Hue – Due – New – Dew – Stew – Clue – Through – Review

Friend Rhyming Words and Exercise

FRIEND – Bend – Blend – End – Attend – Lend – Trend – Depend – Pretend – Extend – Defend

Word Rhyming Words and Exercise

WORD – Heard – Bird – Third – Absurd – Nerd – Afford – Sword – Accord – Inward – Forward

Rain Rhyming Words and Exercise

RAIN – Train – Pain – Drain – Chain – Gain – Mane – Plain – Spain – Maintain – Terrain

Night Rhyming Words and Exercise

NIGHT – Light – Sight – Fight – Bright – Height – Delight – Might – Tight – night – Fright

Green Rhyming Words and Exercise

GREEN – Scene – Clean – Screen – Bean – Lean – Mean – Teen – Machine – Gene – Marine

Light Rhyming Words and Exercise

LIGHT – Sight – Night – Light – Might – Flight – Height – Bright – Fright – Delight – Excite

Face Rhyming Words and Exercise

FACE – Lace – Race – Space – Grace – Trace – Embrace – Replace – Chase – Disgrace – Showcase

Pig Rhyming Words and Exercise

PIG – Dig – Big – Wig – Fig – Twig – Jig – Rig – Gig – Sprig

50 More Rhyming Word Groups

Here are more Rhyming Words Groups. For exercises on each of these word sets and more, visit the Practice Section from the homepage menu bar.

SEA – Bee – Key – Free – Lee – Glee – Wee – Tee – Three – Agree – Degree

UP – Cup – Pup – Sup – Yup – Gup – Krupp – Tup

FISH – Dish – Wish – Swish – Dish – Squish – Dish – Trish – Garnish – Relish – Replenish

CAR – Star – Far – Bar – Jar – Scar – Mar – Tar – Char – Spar – Parr

HOME – Rome – Dome – Comb – Foam – Chrome – Nome – Loam – Syndrome

HIGH – Sky – Fly – Cry – Fry – Guy – Tie – Pie – Try – Lie – Supply

DEN – Pen – Ten – Zen – When – Men – Zen – Wren – Ben – Hen

BAC – Jack – Pack – Track – Crack – Black – Stack – Attack – Sack – Lack – Smack

DOWN – Brown – Clown – Frown – Town – Crown – Gown – Renown – Pronoun – Uptown – Downtown

EYE – Bye – Cry – Fly – Lie – Pry – Guy – Pie – Try – Shy – Sky

HOME – Rome – Dome – Foam – Chrome – Comb – Tome – Nome – Loam – Gnome – Shalom

BEE – Bee – Free – Tree – Flee – Glee – Three – Agree – Degree – Key – Knee

HIGH – Sky – Fly – Try – Cry – Guy – Tie – Pie – Dry – Bye – Lie – High

PEN – Den – Ten – Zen – When – Men – Glen – en – Then – Wren – Hen

BACK – Rack – Pack – Jack – Black – Sack – Crack – Track – Attack – Lack – Stack

BRIGHT – Night – Light – Sight – Fight – Right – Delight – Flight – Might – Height – White

DOWN – Brown – Town – Clown – Frown – Crown – Gown – Renown – Crown – Uptown – Shutdown

EYE – Pie – Lie – Fly – Cry – Try – Sky – Die – Bye – Why – Guy

CUP – Up – Sup – Pup – Yup – Gup – Cup – Krupp

ROAD – Toad – Mode – Node – Load – Code – Abode – Explode – Node – Ode – Episode

TEN – Pen – Den – When – Zen – Men – en – Hen – Zen – Wren – Yen

BAG – Flag – Drag – Rag – Tag – Sag – Brag – Swag – Frag – Stag – Zigzag

ONE – Done – Fun – Sun – Run – Bun – Gun – Son – Nun – Won – Pun

CRY – Sky – Fly – Try – Shy – High – Why – Sigh – Spry – Ally – July

CHASE – chase – daze – amaze – faze – raze – craze – maze – praise – taze – blaze – haze – laze – gaze

GOING – Showing – Flowing – knowing – Growing – Snowing – Glowing – Owing – Rowing – Throwing – Crowing

AWAY – Day – Play – Say – Gray – Ray – Delay – Array – Today – Sway – Okay

STARS – Mars – Bars – Cars – Farce – Charms – Oars – Scarce – Parses – Bazaars – Cigars

FUN – Run – Sun – Bun – Pun – Won – Shun – Ton – Nun – Done – Son

MORE – Core – Bore – Lore – Snore – Shore – Explore – Score – Before – Implore – Restore

FLY – Sky – High – Pie – Tie – By – Die – Eye – Vie – Stye – Guy – Nigh – Fly –

TOP – Hop – Stop – Cop – Drop – Prop – Chop – Slope – Mop – Pop – Shop

GO – Doe – Foe – Toe – Tow – Row – Blow – Show – Slow – Crow – Snow – Flow – Bow

CAT – Hat – Rat – Sat – Mat – Bat – Fat – Pat – Chat – Splat – Flat

LONG – Song – Strong – Wrong – Gong – Along – Pong – Tong – Cong – Throng – Dong

SEE – Free – Tree – Bee – Flea – Glee – Three – Agree – Degree – key – knee

KIDS – Lids – kids – Bids – Grids – Solids – Squids – Skids – Slid –

FROG – Bog – Jog – Log – Dog – Smog – Cog – Fog – Slog – Hog – Catalog

GOOD – Wood – Hood – Mood – Food – Could – Rood – Stood – Understood – Brood

CARE – Dare – Stare – Share – Bear – Wear – Mare – Rare – Square – Snare – Declare

AND – Sand – Hand – Band – Land – Grand – Stand – Strand – Understand – Command – Demand

DREAM – Team – Beam – Steam – Gleam – Scheme – Extreme – Cream – Theme – Redeem

BALL – Tall – Call – Hall – Fall – Small – Wall – Stall – Maul – Install – Overall – Recall

FUNNY – Money – Sunny – Bunny – Honey – Runny – Sunny – Sonny

HAPPY – Snappy – Nappy – Sappy – Flappy – Tappy – Snappy – Strappy – Crappy

AGAIN – Rain – Train – Pain – Main – Chain – Plain – Lane – Gain – Mane – Drain

SOUL – Goal – Pole – Role – Whole – Control – Patrol – Mole – Scroll – Stroll – Shoal

PAIN – Gain – Rain – Lane – Train – Drain – Chain – Mane – Vain – Spain – Crane –

HAND – Land – Grand – Sand – Band – Stand – Brand – Strand – Demand – Command – Understand

CHASE – chase – daze – amaze – faze – raze – craze – maze – praise – taze – blaze – haze – laze – gaze

BEST – test – rest – fest – pest – chest – west – jest – nest – zest – guest – invest – attest – detest – retest – request – suggest – protest – contest – manifest

WORLD – World – Hurled – Curled – Whirled – Pearled – Swirled – Furled – Hurled – Twirled

MATCH – Match – Batch – Catch – Hatch – Latch – Patch – Thatch – Dispatch – Snatch – Attach –

QUEUE – Cue – Stew – View – Grew – Drew – Flew – Sue – Crew – Few – Adieu

Rhyming Words Activities

Test Sound Recognition:

Every learner should be able to clearly recognize the basic English sounds. Try this activity to test your progress.

Story Activity 1: Read each sentence, pause, and find the matching word sets:

Ben had a pet cat named Tom. They sat on a mat and played with a plastic bat and ball. Tom purred and Ben laughed. Then, mom got a snack for Ben and Tom. Ben put his hat on his cat, Tom. It looked cute and funny!

Answers: Rhyming word sets:
1) sat-mat-bat
2) mom-Tom
3) hat-cat

Story Activity 2: Read each sentence, pause, and find the rhyming word sets:

In the jungle, Sam and Pam spotted a fox. “Look, Sam, it’s a fox!” Pam exclaimed. Sam replied, “Yes, and it’s carrying a box!” The fox quickly trotted away with the box. Sam and Pam decided to follow it. As they chased the fox, they entered a maze of rocks. Will they catch the fox or just grab the box?

Answers:
1) Sam-Pam
2) fox-box
3) fox-rocks
4) fox-box

Test Sound Differentiation:

Story Activity 3: Differentiate the sounds!

In this activity, focus on testing if the learner can recognize when the word sounds are dissimilar. Try this activity to test progress.

Sara and Jake went on a hike on a bike. They saw a lake and a snake. Sara said, “Jake, look at the snake!” Jake replied, “It’s okay, snakes won’t bite unless we bother them.” They carefully got back on their bike and continued their hike.

1) Do Sara and Jake sound similar?
2) Do hike and bike sound similar?
3) Do Lake and Snake sound similar?
4) Do Jake and Lake sound similar?
5) Do bite and bother sound similar?
6) Do they and their sound similar?

Did you notice the 30 plus Idioms or Phrases

The fun exercises above had over 30 idioms or phrases tucked into them. If you hadn’t noticed, maybe you should read again!

• in someone’s view
• time for adieu/bye / time to say bye!
• bid goodbye
• on cue
• just a wee bit/just a wee little
• good at something
• pay a dime
• sing in perfect tune/rhythm/chime
• all the time
• to a degree/certain degree
• a man and wife
• could-would
• can’t wait to try
• Let me go!
• made friends with
• have your way
• to take part
• set someone apart
• see through someone
• near and far
• wish upon a star
• set the bar
• living rent-free
• in every nook
• hard as a rock/lead
• to feel blue
• It depends!
• A plain Jane
• drive someone insane
• look out of the window
• nowhere in sight
• to show off

Rhyming Words Book Recommendations

You may want to add an interesting book or two on Rhyming Words to your library. Here are some books you could find and purchase in India online if you wish! Kindly note that I am not an affiliate marketer or associated with the books or sellers or sales in any way.

• 201 English Activity Book – Fun Activities and Grammar Exercises For Children: Alphabet & Words, Rhyming & Opposites by Wonder House Books
• Bob Books-Collection 6, First Stories and Rhyming Words by Lynn Maslen Kertell (2015-08-01)
• Let’s Explore! The Vehicles of the Town: An Illustrated Rhyming Picture Book About Trucks and Cars for Kids Age 2-4 [Stories in Verse, Bedtime Story] by Jolas Wittler

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