Rhyming words for kids (English word families and Hindi तुकांत शब्द)
Words rhyme when they end with the same sound: cat, hat and mat. Hearing rhymes helps a child read, because the words in one family share a spelling pattern (-at). In Hindi, rhyming words are तुकांत शब्द: चल, पल, फल.
Class 1 and 2 children find rhymes in poems and songs; Class 3 children write short rhymes of their own. This chart groups common words by their ending.
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Rhyming Words: English word families and Hindi तुकांत शब्द
English word families
- -at – cat, hat, mat, bat, rat, sat
- -an – man, pan, fan, can, van, ran
- -ap – cap, map, tap, nap, lap
- -ag – bag, rag, tag, wag, flag
- -en – hen, pen, ten, men, den
- -et – net, pet, wet, jet, vet
- -ed – bed, red, fed, led, shed
- -ig – pig, dig, big, wig, fig
- -in – pin, tin, win, bin, fin
- -ip – lip, dip, hip, zip, ship
- -it – sit, hit, bit, fit, kit
- -og – dog, log, fog, jog, frog
- -ot – pot, hot, dot, cot, not
- -op – top, hop, mop, pop, shop
- -ug – bug, mug, hug, jug, rug
- -un – sun, run, fun, bun, nun
- -ut – nut, cut, hut, shut
- -ell – bell, tell, well, sell, shell
- -ill – hill, fill, mill, will, pill
- -all – ball, tall, wall, call, fall
- -ake – cake, lake, make, bake, snake
- -ame – name, game, same, came, flame
- -ate – gate, late, date, plate, skate
- -ine – line, nine, fine, pine, shine
- -ite – kite, bite, white, write
- -ay – day, play, say, way, stay
- -ee – bee, see, tree, free, three
- -ing – ring, sing, king, wing, swing
- -ook – book, look, cook, hook, took
- -ight – light, night, right, bright
हिंदी तुकांत शब्द
- चल – पल, फल, हल
- नल – जल, बल, कल
- घर – पर, डर, कर
- बात – रात, सात, भात
- नाम – काम, आम, दाम
- मोर – शोर, ज़ोर, भोर
- फूल – धूल, भूल, स्कूल
- मेला – केला, ठेला, खेला
- पानी – रानी, नानी, कहानी
- माला – ताला, काला, प्याला
- बंदर – अंदर, सुंदर
- तारा – सारा, हमारा, प्यारा
- सोना – खोना, रोना, होना
- पतंग – रंग, संग, तरंग
- खेल – मेल, रेल, बेल
Practice
- Write two words that rhyme with sun: ______
- Write two words that rhyme with cake: ______
- Which word does not rhyme: dog, log, cup? ______
- घर से तुक मिलाओ: ______
Games to play at home
- Rhyme tennis: you say "cat", your child says "hat", you say "mat" … until someone runs out.
- Odd one out: say three words (pen, hen, dog) and ask which does not rhyme.
- Change the first letter: write "-at" and add c, h, m, b, r, s in front to make new words.
- Read a nursery rhyme or a Hindi बाल गीत and clap on the rhyming words.
Practice
- Which word rhymes with "cake": lake or cat?
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lake - Say three words that rhyme with "pin".
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tin, win, bin, fin (any three) - Which word does not rhyme: dog, log, cup?
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cup - घर के साथ तुक वाला शब्द बताओ।
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पर, डर, कर (any one) - Which ending do "night" and "light" share?
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-ight
Lessons on MangoMindz
- Class 1 English: Rhymes and songs: Free picture lessons and a quiz
- Class 2 English: Poems and rhymes: Free picture lessons and a quiz
- Class 1 Hindi: बाल गीत: Free picture lessons and a quiz
More printable charts
- Phonics Sounds: Letter sounds a to z, digraphs and vowel teams with picture words.
- Opposite Words: 40 English opposites and 26 Hindi विलोम शब्द in pairs.
- Hindi Varnamala: 13 स्वर and 36 व्यंजन, each with a picture word.
- All free printable charts: Tables 1–20, number names, Hindi and English charts
Frequently asked questions
What are rhyming words?
Words that end with the same sound, like sun, run and fun. The spelling is often the same at the end (-un), but not always (bear and hair rhyme).
Why do rhymes help with reading?
Once a child reads "cat", the same pattern unlocks hat, mat, bat and sat. Rhymes also train the ear to hear the sounds inside words, which phonics builds on.
What are तुकांत शब्द?
Hindi words that end with the same sound, used in poems: चल–पल, नाम–काम, मोर–शोर.