# Lesson 46: Rhyming words and sounds

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟢 A. Sounds and Words

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## Objective

Use the ending sound to hear, read, and match simple rhyming words in a mini-book, drag-and-drop sentences, and a Quick Check.

## Materials

- Paper or a notebook and a pencil ✏️
- Crayons or markers to color or circle rhyming words
- The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

## Letter & Sound Pad

Tap any button to hear its sound.

### Short vowels

### Long vowels

### Consonant sounds

### Digraphs

## Mini-lesson — Rhyming words

Rhyming words are like word friends. They sound the same at the end.

The beginning of the word can change, but the ending sound stays the same.

- cat and hat rhyme because they both end with -at.
- dog and log rhyme because they both end with -og.
- sun and run rhyme because they both end with -un.

To check if words rhyme, be a sound detective:

- Say the words slowly: cat, hat.
- Listen carefully to the last part of each word.
- If the end sounds the same, the words rhyme.

In this lesson, you will:

- Read a short rhyming mini-book.
- Drag and drop words that rhyme into sentences.
- Answer a Quick Check about rhyming words.

Tip: If you are not sure, say the two words together out loud and listen for the matching end sound.

Picture strip: Rhyming word friends

## Guided Practice — Read the rhyming mini-book

How to use this mini-book:

- On each page, look at the bold words.
- Say the bold words out loud and listen to the ending sound.
- Ask: “Do these words rhyme?”
- Think of one more word that could rhyme with them.

After reading, choose one page and write two new rhyming words that match the pattern on your paper.

Focus rhyme endings
-at -og -un -ake

Tip: Cover the first letter with your finger and listen to the same ending.

### Mini-Book: My rhyme walk

1

I see a cat on a mat.

The cat sits on the mat. Cat and mat rhyme.

2

I see a dog on a log.

The dog is on the log. Dog and log rhyme.

3

I run in the sun.

I run in the sun. Run and sun rhyme.

4

I bake a cake for Jake.

I make a big cake for Jake. Cake and Jake rhyme.

## Reading Practice — Drag the rhyming word

Each sentence has a bold word. Drag the word that rhymes with it into the empty box. Chips stay in their own question. When you are done, press "Check sentences."

The word that rhymes with cat is .

hat cup sun

The word that rhymes with dog is .

dig log pen

The word that rhymes with run is .

rug sun rat

The word that rhymes with bake is .

bag cake cup

The word that rhymes with red is .

rug run bed

The word that rhymes with dish is .

fish dog map

The word that rhymes with tall is .

top tap ball

The word that rhymes with house is .

hat hen mouse

The word that rhymes with sit is .

sat pit map

The word that rhymes with tree is .

top bed bee

## Quick Check (5 questions)

#### What are rhyming words?

Words that start with the same letter Words that have the same end sound Words that mean the same thing

#### Which word rhymes with cat?

cup sun hat

#### Which word rhymes with log?

dog leg pen

#### How can you tell if two words rhyme?

They have the same picture They sound the same at the end They both start with the letter s

#### In the mini-book, which two words rhyme on the cake page?

cake & cup Jake & jug cake & Jake

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Hears and repeats pairs of simple rhyming words Identifies words that share the same end sound Matches basic rhyming pairs (cat/hat, dog/log, sun/run, cake/Jake) Suggests at least one new word to fit a rhyme pattern (for example, cat, hat, sat)

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can find rhyming words 🙂 I need a little more practice with rhymes 😅 Rhyming still feels tricky

#### I will practice…

Saying pairs of words and listening for the same end sound Finding rhyming words in books or songs Making my own list of rhyming words
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