Rhyming Words — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Trick rhymes with brick.
Trick and brick both end with the -ick sound, so the two words rhyme.
2. Stump rhymes with thump.
Stump and thump share the -ump ending, which makes them rhyming words.
3. Snake rhymes with shake.
Snake and shake both end with -ake, so the two words rhyme together nicely.
4. Small rhymes with tall.
Small and tall both end with the -all sound, which makes them rhyme.
5. Click rhymes with stick.
Click and stick end with the same -ick chunk, so they are rhyming words.
6. Jump rhymes with stump.
Jump and stump both end with -ump, which makes them a rhyming pair.
7. Brake rhymes with flake.
Brake and flake share the -ake ending, so the two words rhyme nicely.
8. Hall rhymes with stall.
Hall and stall both end with the -all sound, so they are rhyming words.
9. Quick rhymes with thick.
Quick and thick end with the same -ick chunk, which makes them rhyme.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
sick
→ kick
kick
jump
→ bump
bump
cake
→ lake
lake
ball
→ tall
tall
Words rhyme when they share the same ending sound, so match by listening to the last chunk.