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Making Rhyming Words

In this topic you will recognise rhyming words and make your own.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Recognise rhyming words
  • Make new rhyming words by changing the first sound
  • Use rhyming words in short lines

What you already know

  • Rhymes with correct rhythm (Basic 2)

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

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B3.1.2.1.1 – Recognise and produce own rhyming words

Introduction

"Cat, hat, mat, bat." These words rhyme because they end with the same sound. You can make many rhyming words.

1. Recognising Rhymes

Rhyming words have the same ending sound.

Rhyming families (English examples)
-an-ig-op
manpigtop
panbighop
candigmop

2. Making Rhymes

  1. Start with a word, e.g. "pan".
  2. Keep the ending "-an".
  3. Change the first sound: m, c, f, r.
  4. New words: man, can, fan, ran.
A word wheel with the ending -an and first letters around it
Figure 1: A rhyming word wheel Make a word wheel for "-ig".Illustration: Sirbus

Tip: Make rhyming words in your Ghanaian language in the same way.

New words

rhyme
Words with the same ending sound.
ending
The last part of a word.
produce
To make.
sound
What we hear.

Summary

  • Rhyming words end with the same sound.
  • Change the first sound to make new rhymes.
  • We can use rhymes to make short lines.

Class activity: Rhyme Makers

  1. Use the rhyming-word cards and bottle tops with letters.
  2. Make as many rhyming words as you can.
  3. Write a two-line rhyme with your words.

You need: Locally made rhyming-word cards, Picture cards of local objects, Bottle tops marked with letters

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which word rhymes with "big"?

    • A. Pig
    • B. Bag
    • C. Bed
    • D. Cup
    Show answer
    Answer: PigBoth end in -ig.

  2. 2. Which word does not rhyme with "top"?

    • A. Cat
    • B. Hop
    • C. Mop
    • D. Pop
    Show answer
    Answer: CatIt ends in -at.

  3. 3. "Man" and "can" rhyme.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueBoth end in -an.

  4. 4. "Dog" and "cup" rhyme.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseTheir endings are different.

  5. 5. f + an = ______

    Show answer
    Answer: fanBlend f and an.

  6. 6. Write three words that rhyme with "hat".

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. cat, mat, bat.They end in -at.

Homework

  1. Write five rhyming words in your Ghanaian language.