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Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 2 of 11

Rhyme Time

Words that sound alike

What your child practises

Hearing rhymes (cat, hat) and spotting a word that doesn't rhyme. Rhyming games build the listening skills behind reading.

Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Develop listening and speaking skills by sharing ideas, stories, and poems. · listening for rhymes in poems and songs

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which one rhymes with “tree”?

    🌳tree
    • 3️⃣three
    • 2️⃣two
    • 🐱cat
    Show answer

    3️⃣ three

    Hint: Rhymes end with the same sound. Say them: tree… three!

  2. Question 2

    Do “chair” and “hat” rhyme?

    🪑🎩
    • 👍Yes
    • 👎No
    Show answer

    👎 No

    Hint: Say them: chair, hat. Their endings sound different, so they don't rhyme.

  3. Question 3

    Which one rhymes with “mouse”?

    🐭mouse
    • 🏠house
    • 🐶dog
    • 3️⃣three
    Show answer

    🏠 house

    Hint: Rhymes end with the same sound. Say them: mouse… house!

  4. Question 4

    Which one rhymes with “sun”?

    ☀️sun
    • 1️⃣one
    • 🚪door
    • 🐐goat
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    1️⃣ one

    Hint: Rhymes end with the same sound. Say them: sun… one!

  5. Question 5

    Which one does not rhyme?

    • 🖊️pen
    • 🌙moon
    • 🔟ten
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    🌙 moon

    Hint: “ten” and “pen” rhyme, but “moon” has a different ending sound.

  6. Question 6

    Do “nose” and “bear” rhyme?

    👃🐻
    • 👍Yes
    • 👎No
    Show answer

    👎 No

    Hint: Say them: nose, bear. Their endings sound different, so they don't rhyme.