100 Rhyming Words

Read rhyming words aloud. Supplying words with the same final sound as the stimulus word.

PURPOSE

This activity is important for reading and spelling. It helps the learner to recognize words that share common sounds and often share common letter sequences. This activity is also useful for developing word recall skills and auditory closure ability.

• Step 1

  Sit with the learner and explain that you will be rhyming words together for example cat and mat.

• Step 2

  Do two rhymes as an example for the learner and then have the learner say one or two rhymes.

• Step 3

  Continue until the learner has done as many rhymes as they can.

• Step 4

  If this is too challenging for the learner, you may try this finger counting rhyme game. Start counting on your fingers and after each number say a rhyming word (i.e. one-fun, two-shoe, three-knee, etc.)