10 printable sets · answer key on every set

Rhyming Words Worksheets

CCSS RF.K.2.a
20 items per set
Answer key included

What this skill is

Hearing that two words share an ending sound, regardless of spelling.

When it comes up: Kindergarten, often taught alongside nursery rhymes and songs.

The mistake to watch for

Matching by the first letter instead of the ending sound — pairing "cat" with "can" because both start with c.

How to help

Say both words slowly and stretch the ending: "c-AT, h-AT." The match is in the last sound, not the first.

Next: CVC words, where hearing sounds turns into reading them.

A worked example

Which word rhymes with 'cat': hat or cup? Rhyming words end with the same sound: c-at, h-at. Hat rhymes with cat.

Words to know

rhyme: Words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat.
sound: What you hear when you say a letter or a word.
word: A group of letters that has a meaning.
end: The last part of something, like the last sound in a word.
syllable: One beat in a word. Elephant has three syllables: el-e-phant.

Practice

Circle the word that rhymes.

Showing Set 1 · 20 items

Which word rhymes with 'pan'? rip / can
Which word rhymes with 'rug'? jug / not
Which word rhymes with 'cot'? dot / cake
Which word rhymes with 'den'? cot / men
Which word rhymes with 'fan'? lip / can
Which word rhymes with 'wig'? rot / jig
Which word rhymes with 'lip'? pot / rip
Which word rhymes with 'lake'? rake / sat
Which word rhymes with 'pail'? pig / rail
Which word rhymes with 'bug'? van / tug
Which word rhymes with 'pen'? hen / pig
Which word rhymes with 'jig'? sip / dig
Which word rhymes with 'tug'? pig / jug
Which word rhymes with 'rip'? sip / man
Which word rhymes with 'hop'? can / pop
Which word rhymes with 'cot'? nail / dot
Which word rhymes with 'rail'? pat / mail
Which word rhymes with 'tug'? tail / bug
Which word rhymes with 'den'? jug / ten
Which word rhymes with 'dot'? sat / rot

Download this set20 items · answer key included PDF

Answer key

can
jug
dot
men
can
jig
rip
rake
rail
tug
hen
dig
jug
sip
pop
dot
mail
bug
ten
rot

All 10 sets

Each set is a different list of 20 items with its own answer key. Use the buttons above to look at one on this page, or download any of them as a PDF.

How these sheets were made

Problems are generated for each set and checked against RF.K.2.a before the sheet is built — no duplicates, and every problem falls inside the standard's number range.