Rhyming Words online activity for 3 - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Rhyming Words" worksheet step by step.

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🔹 Part 1: Click on the words in the row that rhyme with the words on the left.

We need to find the word in each row that rhymes with the word on the left.

| Left Word | Options | Rhyming Word |
|----------|--------|--------------|
| face | place, fact, race, plate | race (both end with /ейс/) |
| boat | fold, bowl, float, coat | float, coat (both rhyme with "boat") → but likely only one expected; float is closest match |
| skunk | skip, bunk, skate, junk | bunk, junk (both rhyme) → bunk or junk — both are correct, but pick one: junk |
| think | blink, stink, tail, that | blink, stink (both rhyme) → stink |
| snake | snap, rake, lake, snail | lake (rhymes with "snake"? No. "Snake" = /sneɪk/, "lake" = /leɪk/ — not exact). Wait — actually, snail ends with /nayl/, not matching. Let’s check:
- snake = /sneɪk/
- snap = /snæp/ → no
- rake = /reɪk/ → close? Not really
- lake = /leɪk/ → no
- snail = /sneɪl/ → yes! "snake" and "snail" both have /sneɪ/ sound → snail ✔ |
| treat | greet, train, sweet, travel | greet, sweet (both rhyme with "treat" — /triːt/) → sweet or greet — greet is better because of the long "e" sound |
| bold | bread, ball, told, fold | told, fold — both rhyme with "bold"?
- bold = /boʊld/
- told = /toʊld/ → yes, same ending sound → told or fold → fold matches better (same vowel and ending)
→ fold ✔ |
| pool | drool, pipe, spin, mule | drool — both end with /uːl/ → drool ✔ |

✔ Answers for Part 1:
- face → race
- boat → float
- skunk → junk
- think → stink
- snake → snail
- treat → greet or sweet → greet is better
- bold → fold
- pool → drool

> Note: Some rows have multiple rhymes, but usually one best match is expected.

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🔹 Part 2: Match the words on the left to the rhyming word on the right.

Now we match the blue words to green words that rhyme.

List:

Left (Blue):
- glue
- spark
- socket
- bend
- dress
- flute

Right (Green):
- shark
- spend
- blue
- mute
- pocket
- mess

Let’s go one by one:

1. glue → sounds like /ɡluː/ → matches blue (/bluː/) ✔
2. spark → /spɑːrk/ → rhymes with shark (/ʃɑːrk/) ✔
3. socket → /ˈsɒkɪt/ → rhymes with pocket (/ˈpɒkɪt/) ✔
4. bend → /bend/ → rhymes with spend (/spend/) ✔
5. dress → /dres/ → rhymes with mess (/mes/) ✔
6. flute → /fluːt/ → rhymes with mute (/myuːt/) ✔

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✔ Final Matching Answers:

| Blue Word | Green Word |
|---------|------------|
| glue | blue |
| spark | shark |
| socket | pocket |
| bend | spend |
| dress | mess |
| flute | mute |

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📌 Summary of Solutions:

#### Part 1 – Rhyming Words (Choose from row):
- face → race
- boat → float
- skunk → junk
- think → stink
- snake → snail
- treat → greet
- bold → fold
- pool → drool

#### Part 2 – Matching Pairs:
- glue ↔ blue
- spark ↔ shark
- socket ↔ pocket
- bend ↔ spend
- dress ↔ mess
- flute ↔ mute

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This helps students practice phonics and rhyme recognition, which are essential skills for early reading development.