Rhyming words interactive exercise for grade 4 - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have two parts: matching rhyming words and choosing the correct rhyming word from a list.

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Part 1: Match rhyming words

Rhyming words end with the same sound. Let’s look at each word on the left and find its rhyme on the right.

- map → sounds like “tap” (both end in -ap)
- red → sounds like “bed” (both end in -ed)
- day → sounds like “play” (both end in -ay)
- test → sounds like “nest” (both end in -est)
- dog → sounds like “frog” (both end in -og)
- green → sounds like “clean” (both end in -een)

So the matches are:
- map – tap
- red – bed
- day – play
- test – nest
- dog – frog
- green – clean

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Part 2: Choose the correct rhyming word

For each row, we need to pick the word that rhymes with the first word in the row.

1. hear → which one rhymes?
hear, hair, here, hour, hire → “here” rhymes with “hear” (same ending sound: /ɪər/)

2. goat → bait, boat, bet, bat → “boat” rhymes with “goat” (both end in -oat)

3. fare → hair, far, fur, fear → “hair” rhymes with “fare” (both end in -air sound)

4. sleep → slap, tip, tap, cheap → “cheap” rhymes with “sleep” (both end in -eep)

5. kite → like, night, seat, cat → “like” rhymes with “kite” (both end in -ite sound)

6. meet → mat, meat, met, mate → “meat” rhymes with “meet” (same sound: /iːt/)

7. plane → peal, plain, pull, plan → “plain” rhymes with “plane” (both end in -ain sound)

Wait — let’s double-check #7:
“plane” and “plain” both sound like /pleɪn/ — yes, they rhyme.
“peal” is /piːl/, not the same. “plan” is /plæn/, different vowel. So “plain” is correct.

Also check #3 again:
“fare” and “hair” — both pronounced /fɛər/ and /hɛər/ — yes, they rhyme.
“far” is /fɑːr/, different. “fear” is /fɪər/, also different. So “hair” is correct.

And #5: “kite” and “like” — both /aɪt/ — yes, perfect rhyme.

All good.

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Final Answer:

Part 1 Matches:
- map → tap
- red → bed
- day → play
- test → nest
- dog → frog
- green → clean

Part 2 Correct Rhymes:
1. here
2. boat
3. hair
4. cheap
5. like
6. meat
7. plain