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Rhyming words for kids
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These are the easiest rhymes to read: short vowel word families where every word has a short vowel and a familiar ending. There are 15 families here, three for each vowel (-at, -an, -ap, -ag, -et, -en, -ig, -in, -ip, -it, -op, -ot, -og, -ug, -un).
Because the words are decodable, a child who knows letter sounds can read most of them alone, starting with plain CVC words (cat, hat) and moving to words with digraphs and blends (chat, flat). That makes this list good for beginning readers, not only for rhyming out loud.
For a bigger list with long vowel families like -ake and -ight, see the full rhyming words list. For practice, try the rhyme-match worksheet, where kids draw a line between words that rhyme.
Tips for using it
- Pick one family a day and make up a two-line rhyme with it together.
- Write the ending on a card and slide letters in front of it to build new words.
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All rhyming words listQuestions
What are good rhyming words for kids to start with?
Short vowel families like -at (cat, hat, mat), -ig (big, pig, wig) and -ug (bug, hug, rug) are the easiest because the words are short and familiar.
How do I teach my child to rhyme?
Read rhyming books and pause before the rhyming word so your child fills it in. Then play 'does it rhyme?' with pairs of words, and finally ask them to make their own rhymes.