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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

acton

alan

alban

amman

airman

alman

ardent

apron

aspen

asian

auden

atman

austin

bargain

baldwin

bagman

banyan

bacon

barton

baron

bason

bastion

barren

basin

baston

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

belgian

bison

bisson

bellman

bellon

billion

billman

billon

birthing

birdman

birthmarks

birthmark

blacken

bludgeon

bitten

blowgun

boarding

boardings

boatman

bolden

bobbin

bollen

bookman

boredom

boughten

boston

bourbon

bowman

bracken

braiding

brakeman

brazen

breathing

breeding

brethren

briton

broaden

carbon

burgeon

broadens

brogan

broken

burden

burdon

burton

bullion

burdened

brooding

bruting

bushman

button

calvin

capstan

cabin

caisson

burdens

cajun

canton

burman

cannon

canon

canaan

canyon

breton

captain

brighten

britons

carman

cardoon

carmine

carton

cartons

cartoon

cartoons

cauldron

caxton

cayman

chairman

chaplain

certain

chapman

classman

charon

chasten

christen

claxon

chessman

chevron

chieftain

cheapen

chicken

children

christian

churchman

citron

chosen

coachman

clinton

colon

common

begun

homespun

copeman

cotton

cousin

craftsman

cowan

craven

credence

crimson

cretin

crewman

crouton

cushion

curtain

curtains

cuban

cumin

dalton

dagon

damson

darken

dagan

dampen

deacon

deaden

deafen

daman

croutons

deepen

delphian

demon

desman

devon

dian

diction

dobson

dolman

doctrine

dolphin

earthen

dozen

draftsman

dungeon

dudgeon

dragon

dromon

drunken

dutchman

dustman

driven

dreadnought

eaten

eden

elan

emption

ensign

engine

ermine

fiction

fibrin

flashgun

flexion

fireman

falcon

fallen

famine

faulcon

fasten

farthing

fatten

felon

fielden

fission

firman

flatten

footman

fortin

fortnight

fortnights

fourteenth

fountain

fourteen

fourteens

freedom

friction

hessian

hoarding

freshen

freshman

freedman

freeman

freetown

freedoms

frighten

frozen

fruiting

garden

function

gallon

gammon

fusion

gardens

garron

gentian

gascon

german

gilden

gibbon

girding

golden

gladden

harken

glisten

gotten

glidden

gluten

goodman

grandson

gowan

grading

grecian

graven

grating

greeting

greetings

gudgeon

gumption

guardsman

given

harden

griffon

grouting

harten

hearten

haitian

hackman

hangman

hardened

hardens

happen

hasten

hausen

haven

headman

headsman

heighten

heron

heathen

henchman

hempen

hetman

heaven

hidden

houseman

hoten

hoven

keelson

human

ibsen

hogan

huntsman

hurting

hymen

hyphen

hyson

kansan

kelson

jargon

jackman

ion

jasmine

jason

jetson

jetton

junction

kalan

kelvin

kenyan

lagan

kitchen

klansman

mayan

kirkman

kremlin

kitten

laden

lampron

zion

latin

landsman

lesion

lesson

legion

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

lessen

lengthen

lopeman

leven

landman

lightman

lineman

lichen

lighten

liken

liman

linden

linemen

lynden

layman

lockman

london

listen

liven

locken

logan

leaden

lisbon

longan

loosen

linen

lion

luncheon

lyden

madden

mangan

m1

lumen

mahone

maiden

marlin

marchman

marksman

marten

marron

martens

martin

martins

mason

markman

matron

zaman

mention

melton

minden

mignon

milken

million

minion

melon

mission

mitten

molten

moisten

mountain

muffin

outdone

mullen

muslin

mutton

nation

nekton

newsman

ninon

olden

omen

onion

often

odin

open

ordain

ordnance

outrun

othman

oven

oxen

owen

pardon

packman

panton

pardons

pagan

paean

pension

parting

part-time

partner

pathan

passman

patten

patron

pavon

pectin

penguin

penman

peon

partners

persian

perron

person

platten

pertain

pertains

poison

pigeon

plantain

platen

plankton

pillion

pinion

piston

pitman

pollen

portent

portend

ponton

pollan

portends

portents

postman

shipman

shirting

pressman

prison

pretend

pretends

proven

prudence

protein

proteins

prudent

prudhomme

pullen

question

quicken

raven

reason

rayon

reckon

redden

region

rerun

resin

riden

shearman

ripen

robin

ribbon

ridden

rincon

risen

riven

roman

rosen

rosin

rotten

sexton

rowan

rowen

scotsman

rumen

samson

saffron

sadden

salesman

salmon

sanction

santon

sardine

ruin

seven

sardines

saxon

scallion

satin

scion

runnion

section

scullion

satan

seaman

season

selden

semen

seedsman

session

sermon

sequin

seton

shaken

shaman

sharpen

shogun

shorthand

shotgun

showman

shrouding

shredding

shrunken

siphon

siren

silken

sicken

smarten

skirting

spartan

slacken

stallman

sovran

slogan

soldan

sodden

soften

solon

sovereign

spokesman

worsen

spearman

spoken

squadron

stallion

station

smitten

statesman

stepson

strengthen

sturgeon

stolen

tartan

stockman

stillion

stiffen

straighten

stricken

striven

suasion

steven

sultan

sullen

summon

surgeon

sudden

sunken

sweeten

swollen

syphon

sylvan

talon

tarpon

taken

tappen

tension

tendon

watchman

whitson

thousand

tighten

tillman

titan

thicken

thirteen

thirteenth

thirteenths

threaten

token

threatens

toman

toughen

townsman

tradings

trojan

treadmills

tubman

trading

treadmill

triton

trident

treason

trillion

treatments

tungsten

trodden

tuscan

treatment

turban

whiten

teston

urban

union

urchin

undone

urson

verdin

urine

vegan

verdant

version

villain

vulcan

vision

wagon

waken

wanton

widen

wizen

weaken

weapon

wheaten

wiccan

woman

woodman

woolman

women

wooden

woolen

wording

workman

yaupon

yachtsman

woven

written

writing

writings

yeoman

zircon

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abduction

abdomen

absorption

abrasion

abstraction

abstention

accession

abandon

acumen

accretion

addition

addiction

admission

adhesion

adoption

adsorption

aggression

aerodyne

african

affection

affliction

allusion

alaskan

aleutian

alderman

albion

alien

albumin

alsatian

ambition

adrian

ambrosian

anchorman

andean

anglican

aegean

appian

anyone

arian

ardently

aryan

arkansan

artesian

artisan

ascension

aspersion

assassin

assumption

asuncion

attrition

audition

attraction

attention

aversion

austrian

australian

avian

awaken

badminton

backwoodsman

bandwagon

baritone

backgammon

bartender

bartenders

battalion

bedizen

baritones

bedridden

bedouin

beethoven

beholden

benjamin

biotin

bitumen

boardinghouse

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

breadwinner

breadwinners

bulletin

burdensome

cardigan

cambrian

campion

capsaicin

cardinal

cardinals

carnation

cartesian

carrion

caucasian

castration

cartoonist

catalan

cation

cartoonists

chairperson

chairwoman

charlatan

charwoman

certainly

certainty

cessation

chamberlain

cetacean

champion

chardonnay

chardonnays

certainties

chilean

cistercian

civilian

cinnamon

citizen

clarendon

citation

clarion

commission

collagen

cognition

collection

cohesion

collegian

clergyman

collision

collusion

combustion

compassion

commotion

communion

incursion

completion

complexion

compression

compulsion

compunction

concession

concussion

condition

conception

concoction

conclusion

confession

connection

conduction

confection

connexion

conflation

confucian

congestion

congressman

confusion

conjunction

conscription

contortion

constriction

construction

contagion

consumption

contention

contraction

contraption

contrition

convection

convention

contusion

conversion

conviction

convulsion

corruption

correction

cortinas

court-martial

councilman

corrosion

cortina

countryman

creation

creations

edition

credential

credentialed

cremation

croatians

credentials

credenza

crestfallen

crustacean

cyprian

dalmatian

damnation

declension

deception

predation

decision

deduction

elation

dilution

defection

deletion

deflation

delusion

depression

dentition

desertion

depiction

depletion

derision

denizen

description

determine

deflection

detection

detention

destruction

devotion

dictation

digression

digestion

diffraction

diffusion

dilation

dimension

distortion

direction

discipline

discretion

discussion

dispersion

dissection

disruption

dissension

distinction

distraction

disunion

diversion

donation

dominion

division

downtrodden

duration

durations

earthenware

foundation

egyptian

ejection

election

eleven

elison

emblazon

embolden

emission

emulsion

emotion

encryption

englishman

enlighten

enliven

equation

erection

eruption

erosion

etruscan

eviction

evasion

everyone

exaction

excision

exception

exclusion

excretion

excursion

expansion

expression

explosion

expulsion

extension

extortion

exertion

fabian

extraction

extrusion

fenian

farthingale

feminine

ferryman

exemption

filtration

fijian

firedamp

fisherman

fixation

exhaustion

flotation

flirtation

foramen

forbidden

forewoman

forgotten

fortunate

fortuna

fortnightly

franciscan

freemason

freudian

freethinker

freethinkers

fruition

frustration

gardener

galleon

gardeners

fustian

gardenias

gardening

garrison

gaussian

gentleman

genuine

ghanaian

gestation

gillian

gordian

gradation

gradient

gradients

gravamen

grobian

guncotton

guardian

gyrations

halcyon

hammerman

halogen

handwoven

hardener

hardeners

hardening

harlequin

hawaiian

guardians

heartbroken

horatian

heroin

heroine

companion

horizon

extinction

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

illusion

imagine

immersion

impassion

housebroken

implosion

impression

imprison

inaction

incision

inception

inclusion

in-person

indian

infarction

induction

infraction

infection

inflation

inflection

infliction

infusion

lactation

ingestion

insertion

injunction

inscription

inspection

instruction

intention

irian

injection

irishman

intestine

intrusion

inversion

invention

invasion

jacobin

irritant

inhuman

jamaican

irritants

italian

javelin

jettison

jovian

julian

keratin

kantian

keynesian

laotian

lanolin

logician

lecithin

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

magician

lumberman

mandarin

magdalen

lutheran

malayan

malaysian

margarine

marian

marathon

marathons

maritime

maritimes

medicine

masculine

median

medallion

menhaden

mexican

migration

midshipman

misfortune

misprision

melanin

mistaken

moroccan

munition

myosin

narration

musician

mutation

muskmelon

niacin

negation

nebraskan

nevadan

nemean

nitrogen

norwegian

nobleman

nonhuman

notation

nutrition

obsession

nubian

objection

nonunion

obstruction

occasion

occlusion

oppression

odeon

opinion

omission

optation

octillion

optician

ordinance

misshapen

orion

ottoman

overdone

overman

ovation

outspoken

overrun

oxygen

parisian

pardoning

partition

parthian

partisan

parthenon

percussion

patrician

pavilion

pelican

pentathlon

perception

partnership

perfection

partnerships

perfusion

permission

petition

phoenician

persuasion

peterman

perversion

phrygian

pertinent

physician

permian

plantation

plebeian

policeman

pollution

position

possession

precaution

precession

portmanteau

precision

preclusion

predestine

privation

prescription

preemption

probation

presumption

pretensions

pretension

prevention

pretender

pretended

pretenders

procession

progression

profession

promotion

production

projection

profusion

propulsion

prostration

protection

proscription

protean

provision

prudency

prudential

prudently

puritan

puritans

quotation

ramadan

reaction

rebellion

reception

recession

recision

regression

reduction

redemption

reflection

regimen

rejection

relation

remission

rendition

religion

reopen

repression

reptilian

resection

rescission

resumption

rhodopsin

rotation

retention

retraction

reversion

revulsion

revision

reunion

rifleman

restriction

scorpion

saccharin

saleswoman

salvation

samoan

secretion

secession

scythian

seclusion

scrutiny

scrutinize

sedation

seduction

selection

sedition

sensation

sardonic

shortening

prediction

simian

silicon

skeleton

singleton

solomon

solution

specimen

snapdragon

stagnation

starvation

succession

submersion

stygian

submission

summation

subversion

suppression

subtraction

suburban

suggestion

subscription

sumatran

superman

suspicion

tactician

suspension

syrian

talisman

tamarin

taxation

technician

temptation

threatening

waterman

timberman

toboggan

tradition

transaction

tuition

transition

transgression

translation

transmission

transfusion

tritium

truncation

transcription

unburden

unbroken

unbutton

uncertain

uncommon

unwritten

uneven

unison

vacation

uterine

urethane

vatican

venetian

venison

vermilion

vibration

vocation

volition

vitamin

veteran

wesleyan

thespian

short-winded

zambian

4 syllable words

aberration

abdication

abnegation

abolition

abrogation

abyssinian

absolution

adoration

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

adaptation

admiration

accusation

acquisition

activation

admonition

adrenaline

adulation

alteration

affirmation

aggregation

agrarian

agitation

affectation

alabaman

aggravation

alternation

allegation

allocation

algerian

aldebaran

algonquian

altercation

albanian

american

advocation

ammunition

amphibian

amputation

animation

apparition

annotation

appellation

application

appalachian

approbation

apprehension

arabian

arbitration

arithmetic

arizonan

armageddon

armenian

arthurian

aspiration

assemblyman

attribution

augmentation

assyrian

athenian

avocation

annexation

aviation

backwardation

barbarian

bavarian

benediction

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

businesswoman

calibration

calculation

californian

cancellation

canadian

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

chameleon

circulation

circumcision

circumspection

circumvention

coalition

cogitation

collocation

collodion

coloradan

coloration

combination

commendation

comedian

columbian

committeeman

comparison

commutation

compilation

compensation

competition

comprehension

complication

condensation

condemnation

condescension

confirmation

connotation

congregation

conflagration

confrontation

conjugation

consecration

confiscation

coordinates

conservation

consternation

consummation

constipation

constitution

consultation

contemplation

contrarian

contribution

constellation

contravention

contraception

conversation

contradiction

convocation

convolution

coordinate

consolation

copenhagen

copernican

coronation

corp.

corporation

correlation

cotyledon

corinthian

criterion

decompression

crocodilian

culmination

cultivation

cyclopean

custodian

darwinian

dandelion

crucifixion

decimation

declaration

deconstruction

decoration

dedication

defamation

definition

deformation

demarcation

dehydration

delegation

degradation

demolition

deportation

demonstration

depravation

depredation

deprivation

dereliction

derivation

desecration

deposition

desiccation

desolation

desperation

designation

destination

destitution

detonation

devolution

deviation

devonian

dietitian

dilatation

devastation

diminution

diocesan

disaffection

disconnection

disillusion

disinfection

disinflation

dislocation

dispensation

disposition

dissertation

dissolution

distillation

dissipation

disputation

divination

domination

dominican

duplication

draconian

distribution

masturbation

education

formulation

concentration

electrician

elongation

emanation

embarkation

elocution

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

equitation

eritrean

erudition

european

evocation

evolution

equestrian

estimation

estonian

eustachian

excavation

excitation

exclamation

exhortation

expectation

expiration

expedition

exploration

exposition

explanation

explication

exploitation

fabrication

fallopian

extradition

extrication

federation

fascination

fermentation

fibrillation

execution

figuration

exhalation

floridian

fluoridation

foliation

fluctuation

exhibition

exhumation

fortunately

elevation

fragmentation

galilean

fumigation

generation

gastrulation

gargantuan

gentlewoman

germination

glaciation

gorgonian

graduation

granulation

gravitation

greco-roman

gregorian

guatemalan

guardianship

habitation

hibernation

hesitation

hemoglobin

hegelian

herculean

historian

himalayan

maturation

composition

computation

importation

incrustation

hungarian

hydrocarbon

hypertension

hyperion

iberian

ibuprofen

ideation

illustration

imitation

immolation

imperfection

implication

implantation

imposition

immigration

imputation

impregnation

inattention

incantation

indentation

incarnation

inclination

indication

indecision

indigestion

indignation

indiscretion

indexation

information

inflammation

indonesian

infiltration

infestation

laceration

inhalation

innovation

inspiration

intermission

installation

interdiction

instigation

institution

integration

insulation

insurrection

interaction

intercession

interception

interjection

interruption

intimation

intersection

intervention

interurban

introspection

interwoven

invocation

iranian

iridium

invitation

iteration

irrational

irrigation

irritation

isolation

jacobean

intonation

introduction

jordanian

intuition

jordanians

inundation

jubilation

jurisdiction

inhibition

inquisition

medication

kindergarten

legislation

liberation

leviathan

levitation

liberian

lilliputian

litigation

locomotion

limitation

liquefaction

liquidation

librarian

lubrication

maccabean

machination

malformation

malnutrition

macedonian

mammalian

manumission

meditation

mediation

precondition

ordinary

lancastrian

meridian

menstruation

ministration

ordination

minnesotan

melanesian

miseration

misperception

misconception

oscillation

missourian

mitigation

moderation

modulation

molestation

mongolian

moravian

mortification

motivation

misbegotten

mutilation

napoleon

nestorian

navigation

newtonian

nicaraguan

nigerian

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

obfuscation

obligation

oblivion

observation

obsidian

occupation

octahedron

operation

obstetrician

ohioan

opposition

olympian

ordinaries

ordinances

orchestration

ostentation

overburden

ovulation

oxidation

pagination

pagurian

palpitation

paraguayan

perforation

pavlovian

penetration

penicillin

pedestrian

pelagian

persecution

permutation

perspiration

perturbation

peruvian

planarian

pigmentation

plutonian

politician

population

polynesian

praetorian

polyhedron

preconception

predilection

predetermine

preparation

preignition

preelection

premonition

presentation

predominate

predominates

preservation

proclamation

procreation

profanation

prohibition

propagation

proposition

provocation

prosecution

prostitution

protestation

protozoan

publication

punctuation

reassertion

readmission

realization

radiation

recantation

reawaken

recitation

reclamation

recognition

recollection

recreation

reconstruction

reformation

reelection

registration

refutation

reexamine

regulation

reinspection

relaxation

relocation

renovation

reparation

repetition

reposition

repossession

replication

reputation

reproduction

republican

repercussion

requisition

reservation

resignation

retardation

respiration

resurrection

retrocession

retribution

rhetorician

revelation

revocation

revolution

rhododendron

resolution

restitution

restoration

rumination

samaritan

sanitation

saturation

satisfaction

sectarian

segregation

segmentation

self-deception

separation

scrutinizes

sequestration

shakespearean

predominant

siberian

simulation

situation

sicilian

simonian

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

stipulation

strangulation

subdivision

subluxation

suffocation

superhuman

supposition

superstition

supervision

substitution

surrogation

syncopation

syndication

tabulation

tamoxifen

stimulation

tasmanian

termination

toleration

titillation

transportation

transplantation

trepidation

tribulation

watermelon

ulceration

transformation

veneration

usurpation

vaccination

utopian

vacillation

variation

validation

valuation

variations

vegetation

ventilation

victorian

valerian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

tetrahedron

predominance

incubation

5 syllable words

abomination

abbreviation

acceleration

academician

accommodation

accreditation

accumulation

adjudication

administration

affiliation

agglomeration

alliteration

alienation

alleviation

adulteration

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

amortization

amplification

appreciation

anticipation

appropriation

argentinian

argumentation

approximation

articulation

assassination

assimilation

assemblywoman

association

annihilation

augustinian

authentication

authorization

attenuation

babylonian

brutalization

brobdingnagian

caledonian

canonization

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

cauterization

certification

centralization

centenarian

civilization

clarification

classification

christianization

collaboration

coagulation

codification

cohabitation

colonization

commemoration

communication

beethovenian

conciliation

confederation

confabulation

configuration

conglomeration

congratulation

consideration

contamination

continuation

cooperation

coordinated

consolidation

coordination

corroboration

creationism

deceleration

decapitation

decomposition

defenestration

deification

deliberation

degeneration

delineation

delicatessen

denomination

denunciation

depreciation

depopulation

desegregation

determination

desalination

discoloration

discrimination

disembarkation

disintegration

disinclination

dionysian

dissociation

dissemination

dissatisfaction

domestication

dramatization

elaboration

fortification

elimination

emancipation

elizabethan

enumeration

equalization

epicurean

evaporation

evacuation

ethiopian

exacerbation

evaluation

exaggeration

examination

exasperation

equivocation

eradication

excoriation

exoneration

exfoliation

exoskeleton

expatriation

expropriation

extermination

facilitation

falsification

fertilization

exhilaration

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

electrocution

hybridization

hydrogenation

hyperborean

hyperinflation

illumination

imagination

immunization

inauguration

inactivation

incineration

incorporation

improvisation

indoctrination

incarceration

incrimination

infatuation

inoculation

insemination

insinuation

interconnection

instrumentation

interpolation

interrogation

interpretation

ionization

invalidation

intoxication

investigation

edification

concatenation

intimidation

irradiation

jeffersonian

justification

initiation

inhabitation

ejaculation

irrationally

legalization

juxtaposition

localization

libertarian

magnetization

magnification

manipulation

irredentism

lithuanian

manifestation

maximilian

humiliation

mechanization

mathematician

maximization

misapprehension

misapplication

misinformation

mobilization

modernization

modification

metropolitan

negotiation

neapolitan

neutralization

nickelodeon

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

notification

nullification

nonsectarian

obliteration

normalization

mississippian

ordinarily

oregonian

ornamentation

organization

miscalculation

orientation

origination

ossification

overproduction

pacification

panamanian

mummification

participation

pasteurization

patagonian

peloponnesian

pennsylvanian

periodontal

perpetuation

multiplication

philadelphian

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

peritoneal

predestination

premeditation

preoccupation

presbyterian

predominantly

prevarication

presupposition

procrastination

proliferation

pronunciation

proletarian

prognostication

pythagorean

purification

qualification

quantification

puritanism

puritanisms

puritanical

reaffirmation

ramification

ratification

recombination

recommendation

recrimination

rectification

reiteration

recuperation

reforestation

regeneration

refrigeration

reintegration

rejuvenation

remuneration

renunciation

repatriation

representation

repudiation

retaliation

resuscitation

reverberation

revaluation

russification

scandinavian

sanctification

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

specialization

sophistication

specification

stratification

subordination

substantiation

synchronization

sterilization

predisposition

triangulation

unification

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

veterinarian

theologian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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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.

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