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Rhyming words for kids: 150+ easy rhymes
Rhyming words end with the same sound: cat, hat, mat. Hearing rhymes is one of the first steps to reading, and it makes speaking fun. Below are rhyming families, sentences that rhyme, and games for home.
By the Eloqova team · Updated 26 October 2026
Rhyming words are words that end with the same sound. For example: cat, bat, hat or cake, lake, snake.
Short a rhymes
| Family | Rhyming words |
|---|---|
| -at | cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, sat, fat, pat, flat |
| -an | can, fan, man, pan, ran, van, tan, plan |
| -ap | cap, map, tap, nap, lap, clap, trap |
| -ag | bag, rag, tag, wag, flag |
| -ad | dad, bad, mad, sad, glad |
| -ack | back, pack, sack, black, snack, track |
Short e, i, o and u rhymes
| Family | Rhyming words |
|---|---|
| -en | hen, pen, ten, men, den |
| -et | net, pet, wet, jet, set, vet |
| -ed | bed, red, fed, led, sled |
| -ig | pig, big, dig, wig, fig, jig |
| -in | bin, pin, tin, win, chin, spin |
| -it | sit, hit, kit, fit, bit, pit |
| -op | top, hop, mop, pop, shop, stop |
| -ot | pot, hot, dot, not, cot, lot |
| -og | dog, log, fog, frog, jog |
| -ug | bug, mug, rug, hug, jug, plug |
| -un | sun, run, fun, bun, gun |
| -ub | tub, rub, cub, club |
Long vowel rhymes
| Family | Rhyming words |
|---|---|
| -ake | cake, lake, make, take, snake, bake, shake |
| -ain | rain, train, brain, chain, main, pain |
| -ay | day, play, say, way, stay, tray, clay |
| -ee | bee, tree, see, free, three, knee |
| -ight | night, light, tight, bright, fight, right |
| -ing | king, ring, sing, wing, swing, thing |
| -ock | clock, sock, rock, lock, block |
| -ook | book, cook, look, hook, took |
| -all | ball, tall, wall, call, fall, small |
| -ow | cow, how, now, wow, bow |
Rhyming sentences to read aloud
| Sentence |
|---|
| The cat sat on a mat. |
| A big pig wore a wig. |
| The bug is on the rug. |
| Ten men saw a hen. |
| The frog sat on a log in the fog. |
| Make a cake by the lake. |
| I see a bee on the tree. |
| The king can sing and swing. |
How to practise at home
- Rhyme time in the car: say a word and take turns adding rhymes until someone gets stuck.
- Read rhyming picture books and pause before the rhyming word so your child fills it in.
- Odd one out: "cat, hat, dog" which one does not rhyme?
- Make silly two-line poems together using one word family.
Questions parents ask
What are rhyming words for kids?
Rhyming words end with the same sound, like cat and hat, or cake and lake.
What are 10 rhyming words?
Cat, hat, bat, mat, rat, sat, fat, pat, flat and that all rhyme with each other.
Why are rhyming words important?
Rhyming trains children to hear the sounds inside words. This helps them with phonics, reading and clear speaking.