Rhyming Words & Word Families — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. On a sunny day, we like to ride our bikes.
Day ends with -ay, the same rime as play and way.
2. My baby brother loves to sleep and snore all night.
Sleep belongs to the -eep family with keep and peep.
3. I eat a red apple for my lunch.
Eat uses the -eat rime, the same ending as seat.
4. Please take a seat on the soft blue bench.
Seat ends in -eat, making it rhyme with eat and beat.
5. Let us go outside and play tag in the yard.
Play is in the -ay family with day, way, and say.
6. The little chicks peep softly in their nest.
Peep ends with -eep, the same sound as sleep and keep.
7. I like to keep my favorite teddy bear close.
Keep uses the -eep rime, just like peep and sleep.
8. The oven gives off a lot of heat when baking.
Heat belongs to the -eat family with eat and beat.
9. She will say hello to her new friend today.
Say ends in -ay, the same rime as play, day, and way.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
-ay family
→ way
sleep
-eat family
→ beat
beat
-eep family
→ sleep
way
another -ay word
→ play
play
Way and play end in -ay, beat ends in -eat, and sleep ends in -eep.