Rhyming Words & Word Families — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word rhymes with day?
A) rain
B) play
C) dog
D) sock
Play ends with -ay like day; rain ends with -ain, a different rime.
2. Which word belongs to the -ick family with kick?
A) kite
B) bake
C) trick
D) lake
Trick ends in -ick just like kick; kite ends in -ite, a different family.
3. Which word does NOT rhyme with say?
A) way
B) pay
C) play
D) sack
Sack ends in -ack, while way, pay, and play all end in -ay.
4. Which word rhymes with sick?
A) bike
B) pick
C) pike
D) bake
Pick ends with -ick just like sick; bike and pike end with -ike.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. We love to play outside on a warm spring day.
Play ends with -ay, the same rime as day and way.
2. The magician did a fun trick with a rabbit.
Trick belongs to the -ick family with kick and pick.
3. Mom let me pick the music on the radio.
Pick uses the -ick rime, not the -ike rime of bike.
4. I will kick the soccer ball into the goal.
Kick ends in -ick, making it a word family friend of pick.
5. Please say hello to Grandma on the phone.
Say belongs to the -ay family with day, play, and way.