Rhyming Words
Words with the same ending sound.
Examples
- cat, hat, mat
- night, light, right
Key rules
- Rhyming words share the same ending sound from the stressed vowel onwards
- They are useful for memory, poetry and spelling patterns
- Words that look similar may not rhyme, such as cough and though
Common mistakes
- cough rhymed with rough → cough is /kɒf/ and rough is /rʌf/
- night rhymed with lit → night rhymes with light and right
Use cases
- Learning spelling patterns
- Writing poetry
- Memorising words
💡 Tip: Use rhymes to memorise word families, such as -ight and -ough, and compare their sounds.