Created by Sasha Martin
20 questions
1st - 5th Grade
ELA
Updated Oct 2026
Rhyming Words is a free printable English worksheet for students in Grades 1–5. It contains 20 multiple-choice questions in which students select the word that rhymes with a given word, including pairs such as cat and bat, wall and ball, learn and fern, and book and look. The varied examples give learners practice hearing and identifying matching ending sounds across familiar short and longer word patterns. Use this worksheet to reinforce phonological awareness, support early word-reading instruction, or check whether students can recognize rhyming words independently. Students must compare each target word with four choices and select the word with the same rhyme, making the activity useful for quick individual practice, review, or assessment. A complete answer key is included, and the worksheet is available as a free printable PDF for classroom or at-home use.
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mad
luck
gap
mit
fern
lack
fall
bat
fun
look
hen
far
soon
far
fight
This worksheet helps students identify words that share the same ending sound, such as cat and bat, dog and log, or sun and fun. Across 20 multiple-choice questions, students compare one target word with four options and select the matching rhyme, building practical phonological-awareness skills.
Read each target word and its answer choices aloud, then model how to listen to the ending sounds before students choose an answer. Use pairs such as wall–ball and learn–fern for guided discussion, ask students to explain which sounds match, and follow with independent completion of the remaining multiple-choice items.
Watch for students choosing an option because it shares the beginning sound, looks similar, or has a related meaning instead of matching the ending sound. Recheck items such as kit–mit and learn–fern by having students say both words aloud and compare the final sound pattern.
You can assign Rhyming Words as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for the 20 multiple-choice questions. Printable submissions can be graded by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app.
In the worksheet’s Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size to make the multiple-choice word pairs easier to track. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when that better supports students working through the rhyming items.
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