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

action

acton

adorn

adorns

alan

alban

alman

amman

apron

arson

ashen

asian

aspen

auden

auction

austin

bagman

bacon

baldwin

banyan

baton

baron

barren

barton

bason

basin

bastion

baston

bargain

billman

batten

batton

bayman

beaten

beckon

beacon

bellman

belgian

begun

bellon

bedrooms

bedroom

billion

billon

bordman

boatman

bitten

bludgeon

bison

bisson

blacken

blowgun

bookman

bobbin

boughten

bolden

boston

bourbon

bollen

brethren

brakeman

bowman

breton

brazen

bracken

brighten

briton

broaden

brogan

broken

burman

burgeon

burdon

button

burton

bushman

bullion

calvin

cabin

caisson

cajun

cannon

canon

canyon

carbon

captain

capstan

canaan

canton

caption

burden

latrines

carton

cayman

cauldron

caxton

caution

certain

chaplain

charon

chapman

chessman

chevron

chicken

chasten

cheapen

chieftain

children

churchman

chosen

christen

citrin

christian

citrine

claxon

clinton

coachman

classman

common

colon

copeman

corban

craftsman

cordon

cotton

cousin

crimson

cretin

crewman

cowan

craven

crouton

cutworms

cutworm

curtain

cumin

cushion

dagan

dagon

dampen

damson

darken

daman

dalton

deaden

deafen

deacon

daydream

cuban

daydreams

demon

delphian

desman

dethrone

devon

dian

diction

doctrine

dobson

dolman

dolphin

dozen

draftsman

drunken

dudgeon

dragon

driven

dromon

dungeon

dutchman

earthen

eaten

eden

elan

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

layman

leaden

firman

flatten

falcon

famine

fatten

faulcon

fallen

fasten

fashion

faustian

fibrin

fiction

felon

fielden

faction

floren

flashgun

flexion

fission

foreign

gammon

fortune

fountain

freedman

fraction

german

freeman

garden

function

freshman

frighten

friction

freshen

frozen

fusion

gallon

golden

goodman

harken

garron

gascon

gentian

georgian

headsman

gibbon

gilden

given

gorgon

gotten

grandson

harden

gladden

headman

glidden

glisten

gluten

gowan

graven

grecian

gumption

guardsman

gudgeon

hackman

hangman

hadron

haitian

happen

henchman

heighten

harten

hearten

griffon

hausen

hawthorn

hasten

haven

heathen

heaven

hawthorns

headroom

hempen

heron

lemon

hessian

pressman

hidden

hogan

horseman

houseman

hoten

human

hoven

hydrant

hydrants

homespun

hymen

ibsen

hyphen

hyson

jordan

ion

jargon

jasmine

jetson

jackman

jason

jetton

jorden

junction

kansan

keelson

kelson

kelvin

kalan

kenyan

landman

kirkman

klansman

latrine

kitten

lampron

kremlin

lagan

kitchen

laden

landsman

latin

leaven

ledden

leman

legion

lighten

lengthen

liman

lessen

lesson

leven

lesion

lineman

linemen

linden

lichen

milken

liken

lisbon

listen

liven

locken

lockman

london

loren

lopeman

longan

logan

loosen

lotion

luncheon

lumen

lyden

lynden

m1

mahone

maiden

marchman

madden

margin

markman

marlin

mangan

marron

martian

marksman

marten

martin

midterms

midterm

mansion

matron

matrons

mayan

melton

mention

melon

mason

mignon

million

minden

linen

minion

morgan

mission

mitten

modern

moderns

molten

moisten

motion

mountain

muslin

mullen

mutton

muffin

nation

nekton

newsman

ninon

notion

oarsman

odin

ocean

often

omen

olden

open

organ

option

othman

outruns

onion

orphan

outdone

oven

oxen

owen

packman

panton

pardon

parson

passman

passion

pagan

pathan

patron

paean

patrons

pattern

patterned

patterns

penman

patten

pectin

penguin

pension

pavon

persian

perron

person

pillion

peon

pigeon

pinion

piston

platen

platten

plantain

pollan

pollen

plankton

poison

portion

postman

ponton

portman

potion

prison

lion

sportsman

deepen

spokesman

prussian

pullen

quadrant

proven

question

quicken

ration

raven

rayon

reason

reckon

redden

region

rerun

resin

return

returns

retrench

rincon

ribbon

ridden

riden

ripen

risen

riven

robin

roman

runnion

saffron

rotten

russian

rosin

rumen

rosen

rowan

rowen

ruin

sadden

salesman

satan

salmon

samson

santon

sanction

scullion

satin

saturn

saturns

saxon

scallion

sauterne

scion

sauternes

seaman

season

seedsman

shearman

selden

sermon

sharpen

semen

sequin

shipman

shaman

seton

seven

sexton

session

shaken

shogun

shotgun

sovereign

shorten

showman

shrunken

silken

sicken

siphon

siren

smarten

smitten

section

slacken

sodden

soften

soldan

slogan

solon

southern

sovran

spartan

spoken

squadron

squadrons

stallman

stallion

statesman

station

stepson

stillion

steering

sterner

sternpost

sternposts

stiffen

steven

sternly

stockman

storming

stirring

stolen

stirrings

straighten

stormy

strangle

straining

strangers

stranger

strangely

strangler

sultan

stricken

streaming

strengthen

strengthens

streamline

sturgeon

summon

streamers

strongholds

suction

stronghold

strongly

suasion

streamer

sudden

sullen

stringent

tarpon

tendon

sweeten

stringer

sunken

surgeon

swollen

sylvan

syphon

tartan

talon

taken

tappen

teston

stringers

stringy

tension

striven

stroma

zaman

tillman

threaten

tighten

titan

thicken

thousand

toman

vegan

token

townsman

toughen

traction

trillion

triton

trodden

treason

trojan

tungsten

tuscan

turban

undone

urban

urson

urchin

urine

union

torsion

version

villain

whitson

vision

whiten

warden

warren

wanton

wagon

watchman

vulcan

weapon

weaken

wheaten

woman

waken

wiccan

widen

wizen

women

woodman

woolman

workman

worsen

written

wooden

woolen

yaupon

yeoman

woven

zion

zircon

3 syllable words

abandon

ablation

abortion

abrasion

abdomen

ablution

abduction

absorption

acumen

abstention

accession

accretion

abstraction

aggression

adherent

adherents

adrian

adhesion

adornment

adrenal

adoption

adoring

admission

affection

adsorption

affliction

aegean

african

addiction

addition

alaskan

adherence

aleutian

albumin

anchorman

allusion

albion

andean

alsatian

ambition

ambrosian

anglican

anyone

arian

aspersion

appian

alien

apportion

aryan

ascension

assassin

artesian

arkansan

artisan

attention

attraction

attorneys

attorney

assumption

atrium

asuncion

attrition

atriums

awaken

audition

austrian

australian

avian

backgammon

backwoodsman

badminton

bandwagon

battering

bedizen

bedridden

bedouin

beethoven

bettering

beholden

benjamin

biotin

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

cambrian

campion

cardigan

capsaicin

carnation

carrion

detection

cartesian

causation

castration

equation

catalan

cetacean

chairperson

cation

caucasian

cessation

collection

chairwoman

collusion

chamberlain

champion

chattering

charwoman

cinnamon

cistercian

chilean

citation

citizen

civilian

clarion

charlatan

clergyman

collegian

collision

coercion

conflation

declension

collagen

clarendon

cohesion

cognition

commission

compassion

combustion

commotion

companion

communion

compression

confession

confection

completion

complexion

concession

conception

lettering

compulsion

conclusion

concussion

condition

concoction

conduction

congestion

confucian

confusion

congressman

connexion

conscription

contention

contortion

constriction

contagion

construction

consumption

contraction

conversion

contraption

contrition

convection

convention

conviction

contusion

convulsion

corruption

conjunction

connection

corrosion

correction

corsican

councilman

cremation

crestfallen

creation

croatian

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

deception

decision

defection

deflation

deflection

deduction

deletion

delusion

desertion

dentition

depression

denizen

derision

depiction

depletion

deterrence

destruction

detriment

detention

deterrents

dictation

insertion

devotion

description

dilation

dimension

digestion

diffraction

diffusion

digression

dilution

direction

discipline

discretion

discussion

dispersion

dissection

disruption

diversion

distraction

dorian

distortion

division

doddering

dithyramb

disunion

distinction

dominion

dissension

donation

downtrodden

duration

edition

egyptian

ejection

elation

election

eleven

emblazon

emission

elison

embolden

emotion

emulsion

encryption

englishman

enlighten

enliven

eruption

erection

eternal

etruscan

erosion

extension

lecithin

laurentian

evasion

everyone

eviction

exaction

heroine

exception

excision

exertion

excursion

exemption

excretion

exhaustion

expression

expansion

explosion

expulsion

extraction

extrusion

extortion

extinction

feathering

ferryman

feminine

fenian

fijian

filtration

procession

profession

fixation

flirtation

flotation

fruition

frustration

forbidden

forewoman

formation

foundation

freemason

galleon

forgotten

franciscan

fustian

freudian

foramen

gestation

gathering

gatherings

garrison

genuine

gaussian

ghanaian

gentleman

gillian

gordian

gradation

gravamen

guncotton

gyration

guardian

halcyon

handwoven

halogen

grobian

hawaiian

heroin

heartbroken

harlequin

housebroken

horizon

exclusion

hydration

horatian

ignition

hydrogen

illusion

immersion

impassion

implosion

in-person

imagine

inaction

imprison

inception

incision

impression

incursion

indian

infection

inflation

infarction

inflection

infraction

induction

infliction

infusion

ingestion

inhuman

inscription

injection

inspection

intention

inclusion

injunction

instruction

intestine

javelin

intrusion

inversion

invasion

invention

jamaican

irian

italian

irishman

jacobin

jettison

kantian

jovian

julian

keratin

keynesian

lactation

korean

lanolin

laotian

lesbian

compunction

libration

ligation

libyan

location

logician

lutheran

malayan

malaysian

magician

mandarin

magdalen

marian

lutherans

margarine

midshipman

matronly

maturing

medallion

menhaden

medicine

median

melanin

mexican

masculine

migration

motoring

mistaken

misfortune

misshapen

misprision

modernize

modernist

modernists

mothering

moroccan

notation

muskmelon

mutation

munition

musician

negation

myosin

narration

nebraskan

neutering

nemean

niacin

nevadan

nobleman

nonhuman

nitrogen

nonunion

norwegian

nubian

nutrition

objection

nutrients

obsession

occasion

obstruction

occlusion

octillion

odeon

odorant

omission

optation

nutrient

oppression

oration

opinion

optician

origin

ottoman

outermost

outspoken

ovation

overman

overdone

overrun

oxygen

patrician

parisian

partition

partisan

parthian

patronage

patronize

percussion

phoenician

orion

pavilion

physician

pentathlon

pelican

perception

petition

permian

permission

perversion

phrygian

persuasion

perfusion

perfection

policeman

plantation

plebeian

pollution

possession

position

porcelain

powdering

precaution

precession

precision

preclusion

predation

prescription

predestine

prediction

preemption

privation

pretension

presumption

prevention

probation

production

fabian

profusion

progression

projection

promotion

proportion

reversion

propulsion

protection

provision

prostration

puritan

protean

proscription

quotation

ramadan

rebellion

reaction

recession

reception

recision

redemption

reduction

reflection

regimen

regression

rejection

relation

religion

rendition

reopen

remission

reptilian

rescission

repression

resection

retirements

retention

resumption

restriction

retiring

retraction

retrenchment

reunion

retrenchments

revision

rifleman

revulsion

rhodopsin

saccharin

rotation

samoan

salvation

scattering

scorpion

secession

secretion

scythian

saleswoman

seclusion

sedation

selection

sensation

simian

silicon

singleton

skeleton

solution

solomon

snapdragon

southerner

southerners

southernmost

sedition

specimen

seduction

stagnation

starvation

strangulate

submersion

subversion

strengthening

stringency

strontium

submission

stygian

superman

tamarin

subtraction

subscription

summation

succession

suggestion

temptation

suppression

sumatran

suspension

suspicion

tactician

syrian

talisman

taxation

technician

thespian

toboggan

tradition

transcription

transgression

transition

translation

transmission

truncation

tuition

uncommon

unbroken

unbutton

uneven

uterine

unwritten

unison

vacation

vatican

transaction

transfusion

venetian

vermilion

venison

veterans

vibration

vitamin

vocation

watering

watermark

watermarks

weathering

wesleyan

volition

withering

yttrium

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abrogation

abolition

absolution

abnegation

agrarian

accordion

acclamation

acclimation

accusation

acquisition

activation

abyssinian

adaptation

aggregation

admiration

adoration

adrenalin

adrenaline

adulation

affirmation

affectation

admonition

adrenergic

advocation

aggravation

agitation

alabaman

aldebaran

algerian

annotation

albanian

american

alteration

altercation

alternation

allegation

allocation

amputation

amphibian

ammunition

animation

annexation

apparition

appalachian

appellation

application

approbation

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

arthurian

armenian

armageddon

arizonan

aspiration

assemblyman

algonquian

assyrian

athenian

attribution

avocation

aviation

augmentation

backwardation

bavarian

barbarian

bifurcation

benediction

bohemian

bolivian

businesswoman

calibration

californian

calculation

canadian

cancellation

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

coalition

cogitation

collocation

coloration

committeeman

coloradan

comedian

columbian

combination

commendation

comparison

commutation

collodion

competition

compilation

confirmation

compensation

computation

comprehension

concentration

condemnation

condescension

condensation

complication

composition

confiscation

conflagration

conjugation

connotation

conservation

consecration

consolation

congregation

consternation

consultation

consummation

constipation

constitution

contemplation

contraception

contrarian

conversation

convocation

constellation

contravention

contradiction

contribution

convolution

corp.

corporation

correlation

corinthian

coronation

criterion

cotyledon

crocodilian

crucifixion

copernican

cultivation

custodian

culmination

cyclopean

confrontation

dandelion

darwinian

decimation

copenhagen

declaration

decoration

dedication

defamation

definition

deconstruction

deformation

delegation

degradation

demarcation

dehydration

demolition

demonstration

derivation

deportation

depravation

deodorant

deposition

deodorants

dereliction

desiccation

depredation

desolation

desecration

determinate

designation

desperation

destitution

destination

deprivation

determinant

determinist

determinants

devastation

dilatation

detonation

detrimental

dietitian

devolution

devonian

deviation

equitation

diocesan

diminution

disaffection

disconnection

dislocation

disinfection

disinflation

disputation

dispensation

disposition

disillusion

dissertation

dissipation

distillation

dissolution

distribution

divination

dominican

domination

draconian

education

duplication

decompression

elevation

electrician

elongation

embarkation

elocution

emigration

emanation

emulation

englishwoman

eritrean

estimation

estonian

eternally

eternity

eustachian

erudition

european

evocation

evolution

excitation

excavation

exclamation

exhortation

exhalation

exhibition

execution

exhumation

expiration

exploration

expectation

explication

exploitation

expedition

exposition

explanation

extrication

father-in-law

fallopian

fascination

federation

figuration

fibrillation

fermentation

floridian

fluoridation

fluctuation

foliation

formulation

fragmentation

galilean

gentlewoman

gastrulation

germination

generation

gargantuan

graduation

granulation

gravitation

gregorian

gorgonian

greco-roman

guatemalan

habitation

hesitation

hegelian

herculean

hemoglobin

hibernation

fumigation

himalayan

historian

inquisition

hydrocarbon

inspiration

hungarian

hyperion

iberian

ideation

hypertension

ibuprofen

illustration

interaction

imitation

imperfection

implication

importation

implantation

imposition

interception

inattention

imputation

incantation

incarnation

impregnation

interdiction

intermission

indication

incrustation

indentation

indexation

indignation

incubation

indigestion

indecision

inhalation

indiscretion

information

infestation

inflammation

infiltration

indonesian

intercession

innovation

immolation

instigation

institution

hydrometer

installation

immigration

insulation

insurrection

integration

inhibition

interjection

intimation

interruption

interurban

interwoven

intersection

intervention

inclination

invitation

invocation

intuition

introspection

introduction

jordanian

irrigation

irritation

isolation

jacobean

iteration

intonation

iranian

jubilation

jurisdiction

lancastrian

laceration

kindergarten

inundation

equestrian

legislation

levitation

fabrication

glaciation

liberian

liberation

librarian

leviathan

preservation

limitation

extradition

litigation

liquidation

locomotion

lubrication

macedonian

malformation

machination

malnutrition

mammalian

maccabean

maternity

masturbation

maturation

matrimony

medication

meditation

menstruation

mediation

meridian

melanesian

manumission

miseration

ministration

minnesotan

misbegotten

misconception

misperception

missourian

mitigation

modulation

molestation

modernism

modernizes

mongolian

modernity

moravian

moderation

mother-in-law

mortification

motivation

lilliputian

mutilation

napoleon

navigation

nestorian

nicaraguan

newtonian

nigerian

noblewoman

nonprescription

nomination

nonpartisan

liquefaction

obligation

observation

oblivion

obfuscation

obsidian

occupation

obstetrician

octahedron

ohioan

olympian

patronizes

operation

orchestration

opposition

ordination

penetration

oscillation

ostentation

ovulation

oxidation

overburden

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

paternity

patrimony

patrimonial

patronymic

pagination

pedestrian

pelagian

penicillin

perforation

pavlovian

perturbation

perspiration

persecution

peruvian

permutation

pigmentation

planarian

politician

plutonian

polyhedron

polynesian

patronizing

population

praetorian

predetermine

predilection

precondition

preelection

preparation

preignition

premonition

presentation

preconception

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

prosecution

provocation

prostitution

publication

protestation

protozoan

punctuation

quaternary

radiation

quadrennial

reassertion

reawaken

realization

recitation

readmission

reclamation

recollection

recognition

recreation

recantation

reformation

reexamine

reelection

reconstruction

refutation

reputation

regulation

relaxation

reinspection

relocation

requisition

registration

renovation

resolution

repetition

repercussion

repossession

reservation

replication

reposition

reproduction

respiration

resignation

republican

restitution

restoration

retirement

reparation

resurrection

retardation

retrocession

returnable

retribution

revelation

revocation

rhetorician

rhododendron

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

revolution

segregation

segmentation

separation

sequestration

self-deception

shakespearean

siberian

simulation

sicilian

simonian

situation

smithsonian

speculation

proposition

statistician

stimulation

stipulation

strangulations

propagation

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

substitution

suffocation

surrogation

superhuman

supervision

supposition

superstition

tabulation

syncopation

syndication

tamoxifen

tasmanian

termination

tetrahedron

titillation

validation

toleration

transformation

transportation

tribulation

trepidation

transplantation

ulceration

usurpation

utopian

utterances

vegetation

valerian

variation

valuation

vacillation

veneration

ventilation

victorian

veterinary

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

watermelons

vaccination

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

acceleration

accreditation

accommodation

accumulation

academician

adjudication

administration

adulteration

agglomeration

affiliation

alliteration

alleviation

alienation

amazonian

amelioration

amalgamation

amortization

amplification

annihilation

anticipation

appropriation

approximation

appreciation

articulation

argentinian

argumentation

assassination

assemblywoman

attenuation

authorization

augustinian

babylonian

authentication

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

brutalization

association

caledonian

capitulation

canonization

carolinian

assimilation

cauterization

christianization

civilization

clarification

classification

coagulation

codification

collaboration

cohabitation

commemoration

communication

conciliation

confabulation

confederation

configuration

colonization

certification

conglomeration

corroboration

congratulation

consideration

contamination

continuation

cooperation

consolidation

coordination

decapitation

deceleration

defenestration

degeneration

delicatessen

deification

deliberation

delineation

denomination

denunciation

depopulation

desalination

depreciation

determinedly

determinable

determination

determinations

determinative

determinism

deterministic

desegregation

dionysian

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disintegration

disinclination

dissatisfaction

dissemination

dissociation

domestication

dramatization

edification

ejaculation

elaboration

elimination

elizabethan

electrocution

emancipation

enumeration

epicurean

decomposition

centenarian

equalization

evaporation

exacerbation

exaggeration

examination

exasperation

centralization

exhilaration

excoriation

exfoliation

exoneration

expatriation

exoskeleton

expropriation

extermination

falsification

fertilization

facilitation

fortification

gasification

ethiopian

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

evaluation

evacuation

humiliation

hybridization

hyperborean

hyperinflation

illumination

carthaginian

immunization

imagination

inauguration

incineration

inactivation

incarceration

interpolation

incorporation

incrimination

infatuation

indoctrination

inoculation

insemination

hydrogenation

initiation

insinuation

improvisation

inhabitation

instrumentation

interconnection

interrogation

interpretation

invalidation

investigation

irradiation

jeffersonian

intimidation

justification

juxtaposition

intoxication

ionization

legalization

equivocation

eradication

libertarian

lithuanian

localization

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

manifestation

maximization

matrimonial

maximilian

mathematician

mechanization

metropolitan

misapplication

miscalculation

misapprehension

misinformation

mississippian

mobilization

modernization

modification

mummification

multiplication

neapolitan

negotiation

nonsectarian

nitroglycerine

neutralization

nonintervention

nickelodeon

normalization

notification

nullification

obliteration

oregonian

orientation

ossification

ornamentation

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

pasteurization

participation

organization

patagonian

paternalism

paternalistic

origination

pennsylvanian

peloponnesian

perpetuation

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

presbyterian

preoccupation

concatenation

prevarication

presupposition

procrastination

prognostication

proletarian

proliferation

pythagorean

purification

qualification

ratification

quantification

ramification

reaffirmation

refrigeration

recombination

recommendation

recuperation

reforestation

rectification

recrimination

regeneration

reiteration

reintegration

remuneration

renunciation

rejuvenation

representation

repudiation

repatriation

resuscitation

retaliation

revaluation

reverberation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

specification

sterilization

subordination

substantiation

stratification

synchronization

theologian

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

veterinarian

veterinarians

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

pronunciation

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word determine

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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