Rhyme Matching

This CVC rhyming worksheet helps students build phonological awareness by identifying pairs of words that rhyme. Learners read each row of CVC words and circle the two words with matching ending sounds, reinforcing recognition of word families and short-vowel patterns through careful listening and comparison.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying rhyming CVC words and shared ending sounds
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds sound comparison and pattern recognition skills
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonological awareness and early reading skills in Grades K, 1, and 2
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports rhyming, short-vowel identification, and CVC word pattern recognition
• Application Type: Visual and auditory comparison activity that strengthens decoding foundations

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces word families through repeated rhyming practice
• Encourages students to attend to vowel sounds and final consonants
• Ideal for phonics instruction, literacy centers, or small-group practice
• Supports early spelling intuition and sound segmentation skills
• Builds confidence with foundational decoding and fluency
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVC worksheet strengthens early literacy by helping students recognize rhyming patterns in simple words. By circling rhyming pairs, learners improve phonological awareness, decoding accuracy, and readiness for more advanced blending and segmenting tasks.

This worksheet is part of our CVC Patterns Worksheets collection.