Rhyming Words

What Are Rhyming Words?

• Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound.
• They sound like "music" to our ears because they repeat the same vowel and consonant sounds at the end.
• Usually, only the beginning sound changes, while the rest of the word stays the same.

How to Check for a Rhyme To see if two words rhyme, use the "Listen to the Tail" method:

1. Say the first word: T-A-P.
2. Say the second word: M-A-P.
3. Do they end the same? Yes! Both end in -ap.
4. These words are a Rhyme.

Common Rhyming Families Words that rhyme often belong to the same "Word Family." Here are some popular ones:

• The -AN Family: Can, Fan, Pan, Van.
• The -OG Family: Dog, Log, Frog, Jog.
• The -ET Family: Net, Pet, Wet, Jet.
• The -IG Family: Pig, Wig, Dig, Big.

Why Do We Learn This?

• Reading: It helps you predict what a word might be when you are reading a poem or a rhyming book.
• Writing: Rhyming is the main tool used to write poems, songs, and nursery rhymes.
• Phonics: It helps you understand how words are built and how changing one letter can make a whole new word.

Lesson Summary

• Rhyming words have the same ending sound.
• They create a rhythm or a beat when we speak.
• The beginning letter usually changes, but the "tail" stays the same.