Rhyming words worksheet for children to connect matching pairs.

This is a rhyming word matching activity. The goal is to connect words that rhyme within each box (not across boxes). Rhyming words share the same ending sound.

Let’s go box by box and identify the rhyming pairs:

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🔹 Box 1:

Words: bash, lip, whip, dash, yum, gum

- bash and dash → both end with “-ash” → ✔ rhyme
- lip and whip → both end with “-ip” → ✔ rhyme
- yum and gum → both end with “-um” → ✔ rhyme

✔ Pairs:
→ bash — dash
→ lip — whip
→ yum — gum

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🔹 Box 2:

Words: mix, fix, zip, back, quack, lip

- mix and fix → both end with “-ix” → ✔ rhyme
- zip and lip → both end with “-ip” → ✔ rhyme
- quack and back → both end with “-ack” → ✔ rhyme

✔ Pairs:
→ mix — fix
→ zip — lip
→ quack — back

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🔹 Box 3:

Words: wax, sit, quit, tax, whip, tip

- wax and tax → both end with “-ax” → ✔ rhyme
- sit and tip → both end with “-it” / “-ip”? Wait — “sit” ends in “-it”, “tip” ends in “-ip”. These are not perfect rhymes.
- But “quit” and “sit” → both end in “-it” → ✔ rhyme
- “whip” and “tip” → both end in “-ip” → ✔ rhyme

So better pairing:
- wax — tax
- quit — sit
- whip — tip

✔ Pairs:
→ wax — tax
→ quit — sit
→ whip — tip

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🔹 Box 4:

Words: quick, vet, fig, sick, yet, big

- quick and sick → both end with “-ick” → ✔ rhyme
- fig and big → both end with “-ig” → ✔ rhyme
- vet and yet → both end with “-et” → ✔ rhyme

✔ Pairs:
→ quick — sick
→ fig — big
→ vet — yet

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🔹 Box 5:

Words: zag, cot, whiz, wag, shot, quiz

- zag and wag → both end with “-ag” → ✔ rhyme
- cot and shot → both end with “-ot” → ✔ rhyme
- whiz and quiz → both end with “-iz” → ✔ rhyme

✔ Pairs:
→ zag — wag
→ cot — shot
→ whiz — quiz

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🔹 Box 6:

Words: when, fish, wish, pen, chop, shop

- when and pen → both end with “-en” → ✔ rhyme
- fish and wish → both end with “-ish” → ✔ rhyme
- chop and shop → both end with “-op” → ✔ rhyme

✔ Pairs:
→ when — pen
→ fish — wish
→ chop — shop

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## ✔ Final Answer (Rhyming Pairs by Box):

Box 1:
bash — dash
lip — whip
yum — gum

Box 2:
mix — fix
zip — lip
quack — back

Box 3:
wax — tax
quit — sit
whip — tip

Box 4:
quick — sick
fig — big
vet — yet

Box 5:
zag — wag
cot — shot
whiz — quiz

Box 6:
when — pen
fish — wish
chop — shop

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💡 Tip for Students: To find rhymes, say the words out loud and listen to the ending sounds. Don’t just look at spelling — focus on how they *sound*. For example, “whip” and “lip” look different but sound the same at the end!

You can now draw lines connecting these pairs in each box. 🎯