What is a Rhyme?

Learning Objectives Identify if two spoken words rhyme. Match pictures of rhyming objects. Say a word that rhymes with a simple word (like 'cat'). Recognize rhyming words in a simple song or poem. Sort picture cards into rhyming groups. Give a thumbs up 👍 for words that rhyme and a thumbs down 👎 for words that do not. Do you hear a sound that's the same? 👂 Let's play a fun word game! We will learn about rhyming words! Rhyming words sound the same at the end. It is like music for our ears! 🎵 Real-World Applications Singing our favorite songs 🎤 Reading fun poems and books 📖 Playing word games with friends 🧩 Telling silly stories 🤪

TermDefinitionExample Rhyme 짝When words have the same ending sound.Cat 🐈 and hat 🎩 rhyme. Ending Sound 🔚The very last sound you hear in a word.The ending sound in 'dog' is '-og'. Match ✅To find two things that are the same.We match the word 'bee' 🐝 with 'tree' 🌳. Listen 👂To use your ears to hear the sounds in words.Listen carefully: 'sun' ☀️ and 'run' 🏃. Word Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦A group of words that all rhyme together.The '-at' family: cat, hat, sat, mat.

The Listening Rule 👂 Listen to the END of the words. If the ending sounds are the same, they rhyme! Focus on the last part you hear. The Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down Rule 👍👎 Thumbs up if they rhyme. Thumbs down if they don't. This is a quiet way to show your teacher if you hear a rhyme.