Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word conjugation.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word conjugation.
2 syllable words

action

acton

airman

alan

alban

alman

amman

anguish

anguished

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

atman

auction

auden

austin

bagman

baldwin

bangkok

banyan

bargain

baron

bacon

basin

bason

bastion

baston

baton

bayman

carbon

barren

beckon

carmine

beacon

billion

belgian

begun

bellman

billman

bellon

billon

benches

bison

bisson

bollen

bludgeon

boston

bobbin

bongos

bitten

blacken

blowgun

boatman

bookman

bordman

bolden

boughten

brethren

brighten

brakeman

bracken

breton

briton

broaden

bourbon

bowman

bounces

brogan

broken

caisson

brazen

bullion

bunches

bushman

button

burgeon

cabin

burden

burdon

burman

burton

cajun

canaan

cannon

canon

calvin

canton

canyon

caption

capstan

captain

carman

carton

cauldron

caution

caxton

cayman

chairman

chainsaws

certain

changes

chances

chaplain

chasten

chapman

christian

children

christen

chevron

churchman

chicken

chieftain

chosen

classman

claxon

chessman

citron

clinton

coachman

charon

cheapen

colon

barton

batten

common

batton

beaten

plankton

congest

conquests

conquest

consign

consist

consists

corban

cordon

copeman

craftsman

cotton

craven

crimson

daman

cretin

cushion

dagan

dagon

crewman

dalton

crouton

cuban

cumin

curtain

damson

cousin

dampen

dances

darken

cowan

deacon

deaden

deafen

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

diction

dian

devon

dobson

doctrine

dolman

dolphin

donkeys

downcast

draftsman

dozen

dragon

drunken

dungeon

dudgeon

driven

dromon

dustman

concoct

dutchman

eden

elan

engaged

engage

encased

encase

emption

engine

ensign

enjoys

ensues

ermine

fission

faction

fallen

falcon

famine

earthen

fashion

fasten

eaten

faustian

fibrin

felon

fiction

gilden

fancies

fireman

fatten

faulcon

flashgun

flexion

footman

flatten

floren

foreman

fences

fraction

fountain

fortune

foreign

freeman

friction

freshen

freshman

frighten

goodman

fielden

function

fusion

gallon

garden

gascon

ganges

gammon

garron

finches

firman

freedman

gentian

georgian

gibbon

frozen

gorgon

german

glisten

gotten

given

gladden

glidden

golden

gluten

gumption

gowan

grandson

guardsman

grecian

graven

griffon

gudgeon

happen

gamecock

haitian

hangman

hackman

harden

harken

hasten

harten

hearten

headsman

heathen

haven

hausen

heaven

headman

heighten

henchman

hessian

hempen

hetman

hinges

heron

hidden

hogan

gamecocks

horseman

houseman

homespun

hoten

hoven

human

homesick

huntsman

hymen

hyphen

hyson

ibsen

incase

inches

incised

incise

incas

incest

ingest

inject

injects

inquest

insects

insights

insight

insect

insist

insists

jargon

jason

jasmine

ion

jetson

jackman

jetton

jorden

jordan

junction

kansan

keelson

kelson

kalan

kenyan

kelvin

klansman

laden

lagan

lampron

kitchen

kremlin

kitten

kirkman

landman

landsman

launches

layman

language

languish

latin

leaden

leaven

ledden

lesion

lengthen

legion

lemon

lessen

lesson

leven

linemen

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

lightman

linden

lineman

linkage

leman

linen

linguists

linguist

lion

lockman

london

longan

listen

liven

locken

lisbon

logan

plantain

lounges

hunches

luncheon

lunges

lyden

lotion

longish

loosen

loren

lopeman

lumen

lunches

lynden

mahone

maiden

madden

mansion

margin

mangan

marchman

markman

manges

mangoes

marksman

marlin

marron

marten

martian

mason

martin

matron

mayan

mention

melton

menges

melon

mignon

million

milken

minion

minges

mission

mitten

morgan

moisten

mormon

molten

monkeys

motion

mountain

muslin

muffin

mullen

mutton

namesake

namesakes

m1

minden

nekton

newsman

nonesuch

ninon

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

nation

piston

often

pardon

olden

option

organ

onion

othman

oven

ounces

outdone

orphan

outrun

packman

owen

oxen

pagan

pancakes

pancake

pansies

paean

parson

passion

omen

panton

open

passman

pathan

patron

pension

penguin

pavon

pectin

penman

patten

peon

person

perron

persian

pigeon

pillion

pinion

pinkish

pitman

odin

lynxes

minces

platen

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

concise

portion

portman

potion

postman

pressman

prison

prussian

pullen

question

proven

quenches

quicken

punches

ranches

ranges

ransack

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

remakes

rerun

resin

ponton

riden

ribbon

ridden

rincon

risen

riven

ripen

robin

rosin

saxon

rotten

rowan

russian

runnion

sadden

saffron

salesman

sanction

samson

rowen

santon

satan

salmon

satin

scallion

ruin

scullion

scotsman

scion

sconces

seaman

rumen

section

season

selden

semen

seedsman

senses

session

roman

seton

sequin

sermon

sexton

seven

rosen

shaken

shaman

ponchos

sharpen

shorten

shotgun

shogun

threaten

shearman

shipman

silken

sicken

smarten

siphon

siren

slacken

slogan

smashes

smitten

showman

sodden

soften

soldan

smokestacks

smooches

sneezes

solon

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

spokesman

spoken

sportsman

station

squadron

statesman

stallman

steven

stiffen

stepson

stillion

stockman

straighten

stolen

strengthen

sturgeon

stricken

striven

suasion

stallion

suction

sultan

sudden

sullen

sunken

summon

surgeon

syphon

sylvan

tarpon

talon

tappen

tangos

swollen

tartan

taken

sweeten

tendon

tension

shrunken

teston

tighten

titan

tillman

thicken

thousand

token

toman

torsion

traction

townsman

trillion

triton

trodden

treason

trojan

tungsten

tubman

tuscan

turban

undone

union

unjust

urson

urchin

urine

urban

vegan

vanquish

smokestack

villain

version

vision

watchman

vulcan

wanton

wagon

waken

warden

warren

weaken

whitson

whiten

widen

wizen

weapon

wheaten

wiccan

woman

women

wenches

woolman

wooden

woodman

woolen

worsen

workman

yachtsman

woven

written

toughen

zaman

yaupon

yankees

yeoman

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abduction

ablation

ablution

abdomen

abrasion

abstraction

absorption

abstention

accession

abortion

accretion

addiction

acumen

addition

adhesion

admission

adoption

adrian

adsorption

aggression

affection

african

affliction

aegean

aleutian

alaskan

alderman

albion

albumin

alien

alsatian

allusion

ambition

ambrosian

amasses

amazes

amigos

anchorman

anglican

andean

ancestors

ancestor

ancestry

ancestral

anxiously

anyone

annexes

appian

apportion

artesian

artisan

arian

arkansan

ascension

aryan

aspersion

assumption

asuncion

assertion

audition

attention

attraction

attrition

australian

austrian

aversion

avian

awaken

assassin

bandwagon

backgammon

badminton

backwoodsman

battalion

bedizen

bedouin

cardigan

benjamin

beholden

biotin

bitumen

bonuses

bosnian

bouillon

bulletin

brazilian

cambrian

campion

carnation

causation

castration

cartesian

caucasian

catalan

cation

carrion

capsaicin

cessation

cetacean

censuses

chairperson

chairwoman

chamberlain

champion

charwoman

cognition

cinnamon

chilean

citation

cistercian

clergyman

citizen

civilian

clarion

clarendon

collagen

charlatan

cohesion

collection

coercion

collision

collegian

collusion

combustion

beethoven

compassion

commission

commotion

companion

communion

completion

complexion

compunction

compulsion

compression

concession

bedridden

conception

concessions

conclusion

conduction

concussion

concussions

confection

condition

concoctions

confession

conflation

congestion

confucian

congested

confusion

congestive

congressman

conjectures

conjecture

consecrate

consciously

conscription

consequence

consequent

consignment

consistent

connection

construction

constriction

consumption

connexion

contagion

contention

contortion

contraction

contraption

convection

convention

conversion

conviction

contrition

contusion

convulsion

corruption

correction

corrosion

crustacean

corsican

dalmatian

countryman

cremation

damnation

crestfallen

creation

croatian

cyprian

councilman

deduction

concoction

duration

deception

decision

defection

deflation

deflection

deletion

delusion

demagogue

demagogues

depletion

denizen

dentition

depiction

depression

desertion

description

derision

destruction

detection

detention

determine

dictation

devotion

diffraction

diffusion

digestion

dilation

digression

dilution

direction

discipline

dimension

discretion

discussion

dispersion

disruption

dissection

distortion

distraction

distinction

disunion

diversion

division

dissension

donation

dominion

downsizings

dorian

downsizing

downtrodden

declension

egyptian

ejection

elation

edition

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

emission

emotion

embolden

emulsion

engagement

engagements

encryption

engaging

engages

enlighten

englishman

enliven

enmeshes

equation

erection

eruption

etruscan

evasion

exaction

eviction

everyone

erosion

exception

excision

plantation

exertion

excretion

exemption

excursion

damages

exhaustion

expansion

exclusion

expulsion

expression

extortion

extraction

extinction

extension

extrusion

fabian

ghanaian

explosion

ferryman

fenian

filtration

fijian

finishes

foramen

fixation

flirtation

flotation

forbidden

formation

foundation

franciscan

forewoman

freemason

forgotten

freudian

frustration

fungicides

fungicide

fustian

galleon

garrison

guardian

feminine

gaussian

gestation

fisherman

gentleman

genuine

geniuses

halogen

gordian

gradation

fruition

gravamen

grobian

gyration

handwoven

gillian

halcyon

hammerman

hanukkahs

harlequin

heartbroken

hawaiian

homages

guncotton

heroin

heroine

horatian

horizon

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

immersion

illusion

imagine

images

impassion

impression

in-person

inaction

imprison

inception

incision

incessant

implosion

incisions

incisive

incisor

incisors

inclusion

incursion

abandon

induction

infection

inflation

infarction

inexact

infraction

inflection

infliction

infusion

ingested

ingestion

inhuman

injection

injections

injectors

injector

insertion

injustice

insecure

inscription

insightful

insistence

insistent

insouciant

inspection

indian

instruction

irishman

intention

intestine

invasion

invention

inversion

intrusion

keratin

jamaican

jacobin

javelin

italian

jettison

irian

kantian

keynesian

julian

lactation

korean

lancaster

languishing

lanolin

languishes

laotian

laurentian

languages

lecithin

lesbian

kinshasa

ligation

libration

libyan

linkages

logician

location

lumberman

lutheran

concisely

magician

malaysian

malayan

magdalen

margarine

mandarin

marian

manages

migration

masculine

medallion

median

medicine

menhaden

mexican

menaces

melanin

midshipman

nonhuman

minuses

mistaken

misshapen

misfortune

misprision

moroccan

munition

mutation

musician

muskmelon

myosin

narration

negation

niacin

nevadan

nemean

nobleman

nitrogen

nebraskan

nonunion

notation

nubian

nuances

objection

nutrition

norwegian

occasion

obsession

obstruction

occlusion

octillion

odeon

omission

petition

optation

oration

oppression

optician

opinion

origin

orion

partisan

phoenician

ottoman

parthian

overdone

overman

overrun

oxygen

outspoken

ovation

partition

perception

patrician

pavilion

percussion

permission

pelican

pentathlon

perfusion

permian

perfection

persuasion

perversion

peterman

physician

phrygian

parisian

policeman

jovian

plebeian

pollution

possession

position

porcelain

precaution

precession

precision

preclusion

predation

prediction

predestine

preemption

prescription

privation

presumption

pretension

prevention

probation

procession

projection

production

progression

profession

profusion

promotion

prostration

propulsion

proportion

proscription

protection

protean

provision

punishes

quotation

puritan

ramadan

ramshackle

reduction

reaction

redemption

recession

reception

rebellion

recision

reflection

regimen

regression

rejection

relation

rendition

remission

religion

remisses

reopen

repression

reptilian

resection

rescission

resumption

restriction

retraction

retention

revulsion

reversion

revision

rifleman

reunion

rhodopsin

rotation

saccharin

rummages

salvation

saleswoman

samoan

scorpion

sciences

scythian

secretion

sedation

sedition

sensation

secession

seclusion

seduction

selection

silicon

simian

sinuses

singleton

skeleton

timberman

solomon

solution

snapdragon

specimen

starvation

stagnation

stygian

submersion

submission

subscription

succession

suggestion

subversion

subtraction

suburban

sumatran

summation

suppression

superman

temptation

suspension

suspicion

synagogues

synagogue

syrian

tactician

talisman

tamarin

taxation

technician

thespian

toboggan

tonnages

transgression

transaction

tradition

transfusion

transcription

transition

translation

truncation

transmission

tuition

unbutton

unison

unburden

uncertain

unbroken

uncommon

uneven

unquestioned

unshackle

unwritten

uterine

vacation

vanishes

vatican

venetian

vibration

venison

vermilion

veteran

vitamin

vocation

volition

waterman

wesleyan

whimsical

whimsically

zambian

4 syllable words

abdication

aberration

abolition

absolution

abyssinian

acquisition

accordion

adaptation

admonition

adoration

admiration

adrenaline

affectation

affirmation

agrarian

alabaman

allocation

albanian

aldebaran

altercation

algerian

alteration

alternation

ammunition

algonquian

american

amnesiac

amphibian

angiogram

amputation

appalachian

apparition

appellation

arbitration

arabian

apprehension

armageddon

arthurian

armenian

arizonan

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

athenian

augmentation

attribution

avocation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

bifurcation

benediction

bolivian

bohemian

calculation

calibration

businesswoman

canadian

californian

carcinogen

celebration

cenozoic

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

coloration

coloradan

columbian

collodion

comedian

competition

comparison

committeeman

composition

comprehension

expiration

declaration

consecutive

consequences

consequential

consequently

consistency

consistently

consternation

constitution

contraception

contribution

contradiction

contravention

contrarian

coronation

correlation

corp.

corporation

copernican

corinthian

copenhagen

cotyledon

dandelion

crucifixion

crocodilian

criterion

cultivation

cyclopean

custodian

cynicism

darwinian

decimation

dedication

defamation

decoration

decompression

deconstruction

definition

delegation

degradation

dehydration

deformation

demagogy

demarcation

deportation

depredation

deprivation

demolition

demonstration

deposition

depravation

destination

destitution

designation

derivation

desiccation

desolation

desecration

desperation

dereliction

detonation

devastation

dietitian

devolution

deviation

devonian

dilatation

disconnection

disaffection

diminution

diocesan

dispensation

disinflation

disposition

dislocation

disputation

disillusion

dissipation

distillation

divination

dissertation

dissolution

distribution

disinfection

dominican

duplication

draconian

elevation

electrician

elocution

elongation

emigration

equitation

emanation

embarkation

emulation

encyclicals

encyclical

exhalation

exclamation

englishwoman

excitation

estimation

erudition

european

eustachian

eritrean

estonian

excavation

evocation

evolution

explanation

explication

execution

exhibition

expedition

expectation

exhumation

exhortation

equestrian

exploration

exploitation

extrication

fabrication

extradition

fallopian

exposition

fermentation

fibrillation

federation

fascination

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

floridian

fragmentation

formulation

figuration

fumigation

galilean

gastrulation

gargantuan

germination

gentlewoman

graduation

glaciation

gorgonian

guatemalan

gravitation

gregorian

greco-roman

habitation

generation

hemoglobin

hegelian

hibernation

hesitation

himalayan

historian

herculean

honeysuckle

honeysuckles

immigration

hungarian

hyperion

hypertension

hydrocarbon

immolation

implication

iberian

imitation

ideation

illustration

ibuprofen

imperfection

implantation

importation

imposition

imputation

inattention

impregnation

inclination

incantation

incarnation

incessantly

incognito

incrustation

incubation

indignation

indentation

infestation

indiscretion

indexation

indigestion

indecision

inflammation

inhalation

information

indonesian

infiltration

inhibition

injectable

innovation

inquisition

insecticides

inspiration

inquisitors

inquisitive

injustices

insecticide

inquisitor

insistently

insouciance

installation

instigation

institution

liquefaction

insurrection

interjection

interruption

litigation

interaction

intermission

interception

intersection

introduction

introspection

inundation

intuition

invitation

intercession

iranian

interurban

irrigation

intervention

isolation

irritation

iteration

interwoven

jacobean

jurisdiction

jubilation

jordanian

liquidation

jingoism

jingoistic

laceration

lancastrian

legislation

levitation

leviathan

liberian

librarian

limitation

liberation

lilliputian

lineages

linguistically

kindergarten

interdiction

locomotion

lubrication

machination

maccabean

macedonian

malformation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

masturbation

maturation

mediation

medication

meditation

menstruation

melanesian

meridian

mitigation

ministration

misbegotten

minnesotan

miseration

misconception

misperception

missourian

moderation

molestation

mongolian

moravian

mortification

motivation

mutilation

napoleon

octahedron

nigerian

nestorian

nicaraguan

newtonian

nonexistent

nonprescription

noblewoman

nonpartisan

observation

obstetrician

obsidian

oblivion

planarian

paraguayan

ohioan

olympian

opposition

ovulation

operation

orchestration

ostentation

pagurian

pigmentation

overburden

penetration

penicillin

pavlovian

pedestrian

pelagian

perforation

permutation

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

politician

plutonian

polynesian

polyhedron

praetorian

preconception

precondition

predilection

preignition

premonition

predetermine

preparation

preelection

presentation

profanation

procreation

prohibition

preservation

prosecution

prostitution

proposition

protestation

publication

punctuation

radiation

realization

readmission

recantation

reawaken

recitation

recognition

reassertion

reclamation

recollection

recreation

reconstruction

reelection

reexamine

reformation

refutation

registration

protozoan

regulation

reinspection

renovation

relaxation

relocation

reparation

replication

reputation

repetition

reposition

repercussion

repossession

reproduction

republican

requisition

reservation

resignation

resolution

respiration

restoration

restitution

resurrection

revelation

retribution

retardation

revocation

revolution

retrocession

rhetorician

rhododendron

separation

sequestration

saturation

rumination

samaritan

satisfaction

sectarian

segmentation

self-deception

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simonian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

speculation

stimulation

stipulation

statistician

strangulation

subluxation

subdivision

suffocation

surrogation

termination

substitution

supposition

superhuman

superstition

supervision

syndication

syncopation

tamoxifen

tasmanian

toleration

titillation

tetrahedron

vacillation

transformation

transplantation

tribulation

transportation

trepidation

ulceration

unsuccessful

unshakable

usurpation

unaccustomed

utopian

validation

valuation

variation

valerian

veneration

violation

victorian

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

academician

accommodation

accumulation

accreditation

adjudication

administration

adulteration

alienation

agglomeration

affiliation

amalgamation

alleviation

alliteration

amelioration

amazonian

amortization

amplification

approximation

argentinian

appropriation

argumentation

articulation

appreciation

assassination

assimilation

association

assemblywoman

attenuation

augustinian

authentication

authorization

babylonian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

canonization

capitulation

caledonian

coagulation

carthaginian

carolinian

cauterization

beethovenian

centenarian

centralization

certification

colonization

codification

christianization

classification

civilization

clarification

cohabitation

collaboration

commemoration

communication

concatenation

conciliation

concessionary

confederation

confabulation

configuration

congratulation

conglomeration

consecutively

consideration

consolidation

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordination

corroboration

decapitation

dramatization

deceleration

decomposition

defenestration

degeneration

delicatessen

deliberation

deification

delineation

demagoguery

depopulation

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

desegregation

desalination

determination

discoloration

dionysian

discrimination

disinclination

disintegration

domestication

dissatisfaction

dissemination

disembarkation

dissociation

humiliation

elimination

edification

ejaculation

elizabethan

elaboration

electrocution

emancipation

encyclopedist

equivocation

enumeration

equalization

epicurean

eradication

evaporation

evacuation

ethiopian

evaluation

examination

exaggeration

exasperation

exacerbation

excoriation

exfoliation

exoneration

exhilaration

expatriation

exoskeleton

facilitation

extermination

expropriation

falsification

fertilization

glorification

fortification

gasification

gratification

harmonization

hallucination

hanoverian

hybridization

hyperinflation

hyperborean

hydrogenation

illumination

imagination

immunization

improvisation

inactivation

inaccessible

inauguration

incineration

incarceration

incrimination

incorporation

indoctrination

inhabitation

infatuation

inexcusable

inexcusably

inexhaustible

initiation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

insecurities

insecurity

insignificance

insignificant

instrumentation

localization

interpolation

interconnection

interpretation

irradiation

intoxication

intimidation

investigation

invalidation

ionization

jeffersonian

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

maximization

mechanization

mathematician

maximilian

metropolitan

misapplication

misapprehension

miscalculation

mobilization

misinformation

mississippian

modernization

modification

multiplication

mummification

neutralization

negotiation

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

nonsectarian

neapolitan

normalization

nullification

notification

obliteration

organization

oregonian

orientation

ornamentation

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

philadelphian

patagonian

pasteurization

pennsylvanian

perpetuation

peloponnesian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

preoccupation

premeditation

predestination

predisposition

presbyterian

prevarication

presupposition

prognostication

procrastination

proletarian

proliferation

pronunciation

regeneration

qualification

ramification

purification

pythagorean

ratification

recombination

rectification

recommendation

recuperation

recrimination

reforestation

reaffirmation

refrigeration

reintegration

rejuvenation

reiteration

remuneration

renunciation

representation

repatriation

repudiation

resuscitation

retaliation

reverberation

revaluation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

sophistication

solicitation

specialization

specification

stratification

sterilization

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

unnecessary

unquestionable

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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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

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