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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

alan

acton

airman

action

alban

alder

alman

altar

alters

alter

altars

amman

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

auden

baron

atman

bargain

austin

baldric

baldwin

bacon

bagman

balder

balter

banyan

barren

auction

barton

brakeman

basin

bason

beacon

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beaten

begun

beckon

bellman

belgian

bellon

bisson

bitten

baston

bison

blacken

blowgun

bladders

bladder

blatter

blotter

blather

bludgeon

boatman

bolden

bordman

bookman

bollen

boston

boulders

bobbin

boughten

boulder

bolter

boulter

bourbon

bowman

bracken

bastion

brazen

breton

brighten

briton

broaden

builder

builders

broken

bullion

bushman

burden

burman

calvin

burdon

button

burgeon

burton

cabin

caisson

cajun

canaan

canton

capstan

canyon

captain

cannon

caption

carbon

carman

carmine

carton

caxton

canon

caution

cayman

certain

charon

cheapen

chevron

chaplain

chapman

chasten

chessman

chicken

christen

christian

chieftain

chosen

churchman

clinton

chairman

classman

claxon

clothiers

clothier

clatter

cloture

clutter

coachman

colon

colter

common

crimson

brogan

copeman

cordon

cousin

corban

coulter

cretin

cotton

craftsman

craven

cowan

crewman

crouton

cuban

cultured

culture

cultures

cushion

cumin

dalton

dampen

damson

dagon

daman

darken

deaden

deacon

deafen

delphian

deepen

demon

desman

devon

dian

diction

felon

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

driven

drunken

dozen

dudgeon

draftsman

dragon

dromon

dungeon

dustman

elan

eden

eldritch

dutchman

eaten

elder

earthen

elders

emption

ensign

engine

ermine

faulcon

fasten

fashion

falcon

fallen

faction

falter

falters

famine

fatten

faustian

felter

fiction

fibrin

fielders

filters

filter

fieldwork

gentian

fielder

floren

fireman

fission

flexion

footman

firman

flatten

flatworm

floaters

floater

flatware

folders

flashgun

folder

flytrap

flutter

flutters

foreign

flatter

foreman

fountain

fortune

fraction

freedman

friction

garden

freshman

freeman

freshen

frighten

frozen

function

gallon

gammon

gelder

fusion

garron

gascon

gibbon

given

gilder

gladden

glisten

georgian

german

gliders

glider

glitters

goodman

glitter

golden

guilders

guilder

heron

grandson

gorgon

gumption

hetman

gluten

gotten

gowan

griffon

dagan

hempen

grecian

graven

henchman

harden

guardsman

hackman

hangman

happen

haitian

halters

harken

halter

headsman

harten

headman

heathen

heaven

hearten

hasten

hausen

haven

heighten

gudgeon

curtain

hessian

homespun

holders

hogan

holder

hoten

horseman

houseman

huntsman

hoven

human

hymen

ibsen

hyphen

hyson

oarsman

ion

jetson

jordan

jargon

jasmine

jason

jorden

jetton

jackman

junction

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kenyan

kalan

kansan

kelter

open

kitten

kitchen

kremlin

klansman

kirkman

lampron

landman

landsman

lagan

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

lessen

lesson

lengthen

legion

lesion

leven

kilter

lightman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

lisbon

listen

lineman

linemen

liven

lion

locken

linen

marron

lockman

longan

london

logan

m1

loren

luncheon

lyden

lopeman

loosen

lumen

lotion

madden

maiden

mahone

matron

mangan

marlin

marten

martin

margin

martian

marchman

mansion

markman

mason

marksman

mayan

melton

mignon

melon

mention

minion

minden

mission

mitten

molten

mullen

muslin

muffin

morgan

moisten

mormon

motion

moulder

mountain

outdone

laden

mutton

nekton

newsman

ninon

outrun

norman

notion

oven

ocean

olden

odin

often

onion

omen

option

nation

organ

orphan

othman

paean

oxen

owen

packman

pagan

zion

pardon

panton

parson

paltry

patron

passman

patten

passion

pathan

pectin

pavon

penguin

penman

pension

peon

perron

person

persian

pinion

piston

pitman

pigeon

plankton

plantain

platen

poison

polder

platters

plotters

pollen

ponton

portion

pollan

postman

portman

poulter

potion

poultry

prison

pressman

ration

plater

platten

pullen

quicken

question

prussian

quilter

quilters

proven

platter

reason

rayon

redden

reckon

region

raven

plotter

sturgeon

rerun

resin

riden

ribbon

stricken

rincon

risen

riven

ripen

robin

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

striven

rumen

rowan

rowen

russian

satan

runnion

salesman

saffron

sadden

salmon

salters

salter

samson

santon

satin

sanction

seedsman

saxon

scallion

scullion

section

seaman

season

scotsman

scion

ruin

semen

sexton

sequin

shrunken

seton

seven

session

sharpen

shouldered

sermon

shaken

shearman

shaman

shipman

shelters

shorten

shotgun

shelter

shogun

shoulder

shoulders

smarten

slither

showman

sicken

siren

siphon

skelter

slacken

slider

slaters

slater

slatter

slogan

smitten

soldan

sodden

soften

soldiers

solder

soldier

solon

sovereign

sovran

statesman

stiffen

spearman

squadron

stallion

stallman

spartan

spoken

spokesman

station

sportsman

stepson

steven

stolen

stockman

straighten

strengthen

suasion

sudden

sullen

suction

sunken

sultan

summon

sultry

ultra

sweeten

swelter

surgeon

swelters

sweltry

swollen

syphon

taken

talon

tendon

tarpon

tartan

tension

teston

tappen

thicken

threaten

thousand

tighten

titan

token

toman

torsion

toughen

townsman

traction

treason

triton

tubman

tungsten

trodden

turban

trojan

tuscan

undone

urine

union

urchin

urban

urson

vegan

vision

vulcan

version

vultures

whitson

vulture

woodman

warden

welders

warren

weaken

weapon

wanton

watchman

woolman

welder

wagon

waken

wheaten

welter

wiccan

women

wooden

widen

woman

woolen

written

whiten

wilder

wizen

yachtsman

walter

workman

worsen

woven

yaupon

yeoman

zaman

walters

zircon

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abdomen

abduction

abortion

abrasion

accession

absorption

abstention

abstraction

accretion

aegean

addiction

alaskan

addition

adhesion

adrian

adoption

adsorption

admission

affection

aggression

affliction

african

acumen

albion

albumin

ambrosian

alderman

aleutian

allusion

alien

alsatian

alternate

alternates

ambition

altarpiece

andean

anchorman

anglican

brazilian

anyone

apportion

appian

cyprian

ascension

aryan

aspersion

artesian

arkansan

artisan

assassin

assertion

arian

attention

assumption

attraction

asuncion

audition

attrition

austrian

awaken

badminton

australian

aversion

avian

backwoodsman

balderdash

bandwagon

backgammon

beholden

bedouin

battalion

bedizen

bedridden

beethoven

beholder

bewildered

benjamin

bewilder

bellwethers

bellwether

bewilders

bitumen

biotin

bloodthirsty

bouillon

bosnian

bulletin

cambrian

campion

catalan

capsaicin

cessation

carrion

castration

cardigan

carnation

cartesian

cation

caucasian

causation

cetacean

chairperson

chairwoman

charlatan

chamberlain

champion

cinnamon

charwoman

citizen

cistercian

citation

collegian

civilian

clarion

clergyman

clarendon

collagen

collision

collection

cohesion

cognition

coercion

collider

collusion

combustion

abandon

commission

commotion

compassion

companion

compression

communion

compulsion

completion

complexion

conception

compunction

concession

conclusion

conduction

concussion

confession

confection

condition

conflation

connection

connexion

confucian

confusion

congestion

congressman

conjunction

conscription

concoction

contraption

cultural

contagion

contention

contortion

contusion

contraction

contrition

convection

consumption

convention

conversion

conviction

convulsion

countryman

correction

corrosion

corruption

councilman

corsican

creation

crestfallen

cremation

crustacean

croatian

constriction

construction

precession

deception

dalmatian

damnation

decision

declension

deduction

deflection

defection

deflation

deletion

delusion

depletion

desertion

denizen

depiction

dentition

depression

description

derision

detection

devotion

detention

determine

destruction

dictation

diffusion

dimension

dilation

dilution

diffraction

digestion

direction

digression

dispersion

discipline

division

discretion

discussion

disruption

dissension

distortion

distraction

dissection

distinction

disunion

diversion

dominion

dorian

downtrodden

elation

duration

egyptian

ejection

edition

elater

elaters

elderly

election

elison

emission

emblazon

embolden

emotion

emulsion

enlighten

enliven

equation

englishman

encryption

erection

etruscan

erosion

eruption

expansion

evasion

everyone

eviction

exclusion

exaction

excision

exception

excretion

exertion

excursion

exhaustion

exemption

explosion

expression

expulsion

extension

extraction

extinction

extortion

extrusion

fabian

faltering

donation

intrusion

feminine

fenian

filtration

ferryman

fijian

fisherman

fixation

flirtation

flattery

flattering

flotation

forbidden

foramen

fruition

forewoman

foundation

forgotten

frustration

formation

freemason

freudian

fustian

galleon

franciscan

garrison

gaussian

genuine

ghanaian

gestation

gordian

gravamen

gentleman

gradation

guardian

grobian

guncotton

halcyon

halogen

hammerman

handwoven

gyration

harlequin

hawaiian

helotry

heartbroken

heroin

heroine

horizon

horatian

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

implosion

impression

in-person

imprison

inaction

inception

inclusion

incursion

insertion

induction

inflation

incision

infarction

infection

inflection

infliction

infraction

infusion

inhuman

ingestion

inscription

injection

injunction

inspection

instruction

intention

intestine

inversion

invasion

invention

irian

irishman

italian

jamaican

javelin

jacobin

jettison

jovian

julian

keratin

korean

kantian

optician

keynesian

lanolin

laurentian

laotian

lecithin

lesbian

libyan

libration

ligation

location

mandarin

maltreatment

logician

lumberman

lutheran

malayan

malaysian

magdalen

magician

maladroit

marian

margarine

masculine

lactation

median

medicine

melanin

midshipman

menhaden

migration

mexican

overrun

misfortune

misprision

misshapen

mistaken

moroccan

munition

musician

muskmelon

mutation

narration

medallion

myosin

nebraskan

nevadan

negation

nemean

niacin

nobleman

nitrogen

objection

nonhuman

nonunion

nubian

nutrition

norwegian

oration

notation

occasion

occlusion

obstruction

octillion

obsession

odeon

oppression

opinion

omission

optation

orion

origin

ottoman

outspoken

overdone

overman

oxygen

ovation

parisian

parthian

pavilion

partisan

partition

patrician

pelican

permission

perception

perfection

pentathlon

percussion

perfusion

permian

privation

perversion

persuasion

peterman

petition

phrygian

phoenician

physician

plantation

profusion

plebeian

plethora

policeman

pollution

polluters

polluter

preemption

porcelain

possession

precision

position

preclusion

predation

predestine

prediction

precaution

profession

presumption

prevention

prescription

pretension

production

procession

probation

promotion

progression

propulsion

projection

proportion

prostration

proscription

protean

protection

puritan

provision

ramadan

quotation

rebellion

recession

reception

reaction

recision

redemption

reduction

reflection

regimen

regression

rejection

reopen

religion

relation

remission

rendition

zealotry

rescission

reptilian

resection

resumption

retention

restriction

retraction

reunion

reversion

revulsion

revision

rhodopsin

rifleman

rotation

saleswoman

saccharin

samoan

salvation

sedition

seclusion

secession

scythian

sedation

secretion

scorpion

seduction

saltier

selection

skeleton

simian

singleton

solomon

solution

snapdragon

solitaire

soldering

soldiering

specimen

stagnation

starvation

sensation

stygian

submersion

repression

submission

suburban

subversion

succession

superman

subtraction

suggestion

sumatran

summation

subscription

suppression

suspension

suspicion

syrian

tactician

tamarin

talisman

temptation

technician

timberman

thespian

toboggan

tradition

transition

translation

transmission

transcription

transgression

transaction

transfusion

taxation

unbroken

unburden

tuition

truncation

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

uneven

unwritten

unison

uterine

vacation

vermilion

vatican

veteran

venetian

venison

vibration

volition

vitamin

vocation

waterman

wesleyan

welterweight

zambian

glutaric

4 syllable words

abolition

abdication

abnegation

aberration

accordion

absolution

abyssinian

acclamation

acclimation

abrogation

accusation

adaptation

adoration

adrenaline

adulation

admiration

admonition

advocation

affectation

acquisition

aggravation

aggregation

affirmation

agitation

agrarian

alabaman

activation

albanian

aldebaran

algerian

allegation

allocation

algonquian

american

alteration

alterations

altercation

alternation

altercations

alternately

alternative

alternator

altruism

altruistic

amphibian

animation

annexation

amputation

ammunition

annotation

appalachian

appellation

apprehension

apparition

application

approbation

arabian

arizonan

arthurian

armageddon

armenian

assemblyman

aspiration

assyrian

athenian

attribution

backwardation

aviation

avocation

barbarian

augmentation

bavarian

bewildering

benediction

bewilderment

bifurcation

bilateral

bolivian

bohemian

arbitration

businesswoman

californian

calibration

calculation

canadian

cancellation

celebration

carcinogen

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumvention

circumspection

circumcision

collodion

collateral

coalition

cogitation

collocation

coloration

coloradan

columbian

combination

comedian

committeeman

comparison

commendation

commutation

compilation

complication

composition

comprehension

compensation

competition

computation

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condensation

confirmation

confiscation

conflagration

conjugation

congregation

confrontation

connotation

consecration

crocodilian

conservation

consolation

crucifixion

constellation

consultation

consummation

contemplation

contrarian

contraception

contradiction

contravention

contribution

criterion

convolution

convocation

conversation

copernican

corinthian

cotyledon

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

copenhagen

consternation

constipation

cultivation

constitution

culmination

custodian

cyclopean

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

declaration

decompression

decoration

deconstruction

dedication

deformation

definition

defamation

delegation

degradation

dehydration

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

deportation

desecration

depravation

depredation

deprivation

deposition

derivation

dereliction

desiccation

designation

desolation

desperation

devolution

destitution

devastation

destination

deviation

detonation

devonian

dilatory

dietitian

diminution

dilatation

diocesan

disaffection

disillusion

disconnection

dislocation

disinflation

dispensation

distillation

dissolution

disposition

disinfection

disputation

dissertation

dissipation

distribution

divination

domination

federation

dominican

draconian

duplication

education

electrician

elevation

elocution

emigration

elongation

embarkation

emanation

emulation

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

eritrean

erudition

estonian

european

evolution

excitation

exclamation

exhortation

exhalation

expiration

excavation

execution

exhibition

eustachian

expectation

exhumation

expedition

explication

exploration

exploitation

exposition

extradition

extrication

fallopian

fabrication

evocation

explanation

fascination

estimation

figuration

fibrillation

floridian

fluctuation

fluoridation

foliation

generation

formulation

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

gargantuan

fragmentation

gentlewoman

glaciation

germination

graduation

gorgonian

granulation

gregorian

hemoglobin

greco-roman

gravitation

guatemalan

habitation

fermentation

hegelian

hesitation

intuition

heliotrope

historian

himalayan

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hyperion

iberian

ideation

ibuprofen

illiterate

illiterates

immolation

illustration

immigration

imitation

hypertension

imperfection

implantation

implication

importation

imposition

impregnation

herculean

inattention

imputation

incarnation

interurban

indecision

incubation

indexation

incrustation

indication

indonesian

indiscretion

indignation

indigestion

infiltration

indentation

infestation

inflammation

inhalation

information

inhibition

inclination

innovation

inquisition

interwoven

inspiration

installation

interaction

intimation

instigation

institution

insulation

insurrection

intercession

integration

interception

intermission

interdiction

interjection

interruption

intersection

intervention

replication

introduction

helter-skelter

incantation

introspection

hibernation

intonation

iranian

invitation

invocation

irritation

isolation

irrigation

jacobean

iteration

jordanian

jubilation

inundation

kindergarten

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

leviathan

liberation

lilliputian

liberian

librarian

limitation

liquidation

litigation

mammalian

liquefaction

lubrication

maccabean

malformation

macedonian

malnutrition

locomotion

jurisdiction

maturation

manumission

obstetrician

melodrama

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

melodramas

meridian

menstruation

militaries

militarize

militarized

ministration

minnesotan

military

militarists

masturbation

misbegotten

miseration

misperception

misconception

missourian

mitigation

moderation

modulation

molestation

mongolian

moravian

motivation

mortification

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

nicaraguan

newtonian

mutilation

nigerian

noblewoman

oblivion

machination

nomination

obfuscation

nonpartisan

nonprescription

obligation

laceration

obsidian

occupation

octahedron

ohioan

olympian

opposition

operation

observation

orchestration

ordination

oscillation

ostentation

ovulation

oxidation

overburden

pedestrian

palpitation

paraguayan

pavlovian

penetration

penicillin

perforation

persecution

peruvian

perspiration

perturbation

planarian

pigmentation

pagination

pelagian

pagurian

plutonian

population

politician

polyhedron

polyhedrons

polynesian

preelection

praetorian

predetermine

predilection

precondition

preconception

preignition

prostitution

premonition

permutation

preservation

presentation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

prosecution

proposition

protestation

protozoan

preparation

publication

provocation

punctuation

radiation

reawaken

reassertion

realization

readmission

recantation

recitation

reclamation

recollection

recreation

reconstruction

recognition

reelection

registration

regulation

reexamine

reformation

refutation

reinspection

relocation

relaxation

renovation

reparation

repercussion

repetition

reposition

republican

reputation

reproduction

requisition

reservation

resignation

resolution

respiration

restoration

restitution

retardation

resurrection

retrocession

retribution

revelation

rhododendron

revolution

revocation

rhetorician

rumination

satisfaction

salutary

saturation

samaritan

sanitation

sectarian

segmentation

self-deception

segregation

sequestration

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simonian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

solitary

separation

speculation

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulation

repossession

subdivision

subluxation

ulterior

suffocation

superhuman

supposition

syndication

tabulation

syncopation

substitution

supervision

superstition

tamoxifen

tetrahedron

titillation

toleration

trepidation

transplantation

tribulation

transformation

transportation

surrogation

ulceration

tasmanian

usurpation

vacillation

valerian

utopian

variation

veneration

valuation

vegetation

ventilation

victorian

violation

vindication

visitation

violators

violator

wagnerian

validation

watermelon

termination

vaccination

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accommodation

academician

accreditation

affiliation

accumulation

adjudication

adulteration

administration

agglomeration

alliteration

alliterative

alleviation

amazonian

alienation

aleatory

alternatively

amelioration

amalgamation

annihilation

amortization

amplification

appreciation

appropriation

approximation

anticipation

articulation

assassination

assemblywoman

assimilation

association

attenuation

authentication

authorization

augustinian

babylonian

beethovenian

argumentation

argentinian

brutalization

caledonian

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

canonization

centenarian

centralization

certification

christianization

classification

clarification

collaboration

coagulation

cohabitation

codification

civilization

colonization

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

confederation

configuration

confabulation

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

cooperation

continuation

contamination

coordination

corroboration

brobdingnagian

deceleration

decapitation

defenestration

degeneration

deification

deliberation

decomposition

delicatessen

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

desegregation

desalination

depreciation

determination

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disintegration

dissemination

dissociation

dissatisfaction

disinclination

domestication

dramatization

elaboration

ejaculation

edification

elimination

elizabethan

emancipation

electrocution

epicurean

enumeration

equalization

eradication

equivocation

ethiopian

evaporation

evacuation

evaluation

exaggeration

exhilaration

exacerbation

examination

exasperation

excoriation

exfoliation

exoneration

exoskeleton

expatriation

extermination

expropriation

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

fortification

gasification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

militarism

militaristic

humiliation

hydrogenation

hybridization

hyperinflation

hyperborean

illiteracy

illumination

imagination

immunization

inauguration

incarceration

improvisation

inactivation

incineration

indoctrination

infatuation

inhabitation

inoculation

initiation

insemination

incorporation

insinuation

interconnection

instrumentation

interpolation

interrogation

intimidation

incrimination

interpretation

investigation

irradiation

intoxication

jeffersonian

glorification

invalidation

justification

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

manifestation

maximilian

mathematician

maximization

melodramatic

militarily

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

misinformation

miscalculation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

mummification

multiplication

modification

neapolitan

nickelodeon

negotiation

nonintervention

nitroglycerine

nonsectarian

normalization

nullification

obliteration

juxtaposition

notification

orientation

origination

ornamentation

ossification

neutralization

overproduction

pacification

repatriation

oregonian

panamanian

participation

patagonian

pasteurization

preoccupation

mechanization

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

organization

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

ionization

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

perpetuation

presupposition

prevarication

procrastination

proletarian

proliferation

pronunciation

pythagorean

quantification

qualification

purification

ramification

ratification

prognostication

reaffirmation

recuperation

recombination

recrimination

recommendation

rectification

reintegration

refrigeration

reforestation

regeneration

reiteration

remuneration

rejuvenation

renunciation

repudiation

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

sedimentation

scandinavian

simplification

solidarity

solicitation

sophistication

sterilization

specialization

specification

stratification

representation

subordination

synchronization

unification

substantiation

theologian

triangulation

ultraviolet

unitarian

utilization

vegetarian

vaporization

vilification

verification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word children

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

Rhyming Dictionary


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