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6 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word pronunciation.
1 syllable words
2 syllable words

action

acton

alan

airman

alban

alman

apron

amman

arson

arming

ashen

asian

aspen

auction

auden

atman

austin

bacon

bagman

banyan

baldwin

baron

bargain

barren

bellon

bastion

bason

baton

batten

batton

bayman

beacon

beaten

beckon

baston

begun

belgian

billon

billion

billman

bellman

blowgun

bludgeon

boatman

bison

bolden

bisson

bitten

blacken

bobbin

boughten

bordman

bowman

bollen

bookman

boston

brogan

bourbon

broaden

barton

bracken

brazen

breton

brighten

briton

brakeman

brethren

brahmin

brimming

broken

basin

bromine

browning

burgeon

burmans

burnings

burden

burdon

burman

bullion

burton

burning

cajun

button

cabin

caisson

bushman

calvin

canaan

cannon

canon

canton

canyon

caption

captain

carbon

carman

carmine

capstan

carton

caution

cayman

cauldron

caxton

certain

chairman

chaplain

chapman

charon

charming

chasten

cheapen

chessman

chevron

chosen

christian

christen

churning

children

churchman

citron

classman

claxon

clinton

colon

coachman

common

chicken

chieftain

copeman

corban

cordon

cowan

cotton

cousin

craftsman

craven

crimson

crewman

crouton

crooning

cretin

cuban

cumin

cushion

curtain

dagan

dagon

dalton

daman

dampen

damson

darken

deacon

deaden

deafen

delphian

demon

deepen

desman

diction

devon

dian

dobson

dolman

dolphin

doctrine

dormant

dragon

driven

draining

draftsman

doorman

dromon

drumming

dozen

drunken

dungeon

dudgeon

dustman

earthen

earnings

eaten

eden

elan

earning

dutchman

emption

engine

ensign

ermine

faction

falcon

fashion

ferments

fallen

famine

farming

faustian

faulcon

fasten

fatten

felon

ferment

fiction

fission

fibrin

fielden

fireman

ermin

firman

firmans

flexion

floren

flatten

footman

flashgun

foreign

fortune

fraction

fountain

foreman

forming

framing

friction

freshen

frozen

freemans

freeman

frighten

freedman

freshman

fusion

garment

garments

gallon

gammon

garron

garden

gascon

gentian

georgian

germain

german

germane

function

golden

gibbon

given

gladden

glidden

gilden

glisten

gluten

germans

gorgon

gowan

grandson

gotten

graven

goodman

grecian

grooming

gumption

gudgeon

griffon

haitian

hangman

happen

hackman

harden

harken

guardsman

heathen

hausen

hasten

haven

harten

headman

headsman

hearten

heaven

hessian

heighten

henchman

heron

hempen

hetman

hogan

hidden

homespun

hoten

hoven

human

houseman

horning

horseman

huntsman

hymen

ibsen

hyphen

hyson

hormones

ion

jason

jackman

jargon

jasmine

jetson

jetton

jordan

junction

jorden

kitchen

kansan

kenyan

klansman

landman

kalan

kelson

kelvin

kirkman

kitten

keelson

lengthen

lesion

laden

kremlin

lagan

legion

landsman

latin

layman

leaden

leaven

ledden

leman

lemon

learning

lampron

lessen

lesson

linemen

leven

lichen

linden

lineman

lighten

liken

liman

linen

lightman

lisbon

lion

listen

liven

locken

lopeman

lotion

logan

loosen

loren

london

longan

lockman

luncheon

lumen

lynden

lyden

m1

mahone

madden

maiden

mangan

mansion

martian

margin

marten

martin

mason

marlin

marchman

markman

marksman

marron

matron

mayan

melon

melton

mention

hormone

mignon

minden

milken

million

merman

minion

greening

mission

moisten

mitten

molten

mormons

mornings

morning

morgan

mormon

motion

mountain

mourning

muffin

mullen

zircon

mutton

muslin

nation

nekton

newsman

ninon

norman

notion

oarsman

ocean

rincon

omen

olden

onion

open

option

organ

odin

often

othman

orphan

outdone

outrun

oven

owen

pagan

packman

paean

panton

pardon

parson

passion

pathan

patten

patron

pectin

pavon

penman

passman

penguin

oxen

pension

persian

perron

person

peon

pigeon

pinion

plantain

ponton

plankton

pillion

piston

pitman

platen

platten

poison

pollan

pollen

potion

portion

postman

portman

pressman

pronouns

pronoun

pronounce

pronounced

prussian

pruning

proven

pullen

question

quicken

ration

raven

rayon

reckon

reason

prison

redden

region

rerun

resin

ribbon

ridden

riden

roman

priming

ripen

risen

riven

robin

rosen

rosin

rotten

russian

rowen

rumen

runnion

ruin

sadden

salmon

saffron

salesman

sanction

santon

satan

satin

screenings

screening

samson

saxon

scallion

scion

scotsman

screaming

scullion

seaman

season

section

semen

selden

seedsman

session

sermons

sermon

seton

seven

sequin

sexton

shogun

shaken

showman

shorten

shrunken

shaman

sharpen

shearman

shipman

shotgun

silken

sicken

slogan

soldan

siphon

siren

slacken

smarten

smitten

sodden

soften

solon

sovereign

sovran

spartan

spearman

spoken

spokesman

stallman

sportsman

squadron

station

stallion

statesman

steven

stiffen

stepson

stillion

strengthen

straighten

stricken

striven

sturgeon

stockman

stolen

suasion

suction

sunken

sudden

sullen

summon

sultan

surgeon

rowan

swollen

surnames

surname

sweeten

sylvan

syphon

taken

talon

tension

tendon

tarpon

tartan

thousand

thicken

threaten

tighten

teston

tillman

token

titan

termine

toman

torment

torments

traction

townsman

trainings

toughen

training

treason

trillion

trojan

triton

trodden

tungsten

turban

turning

tubman

tuscan

trimmings

trimming

torsion

undone

union

urchin

urban

urson

urine

vegan

version

vermin

villain

vision

warnings

wanton

warden

warning

wagon

waken

vulcan

warming

warren

woven

tappen

weaken

watchman

yeoman

weapon

whiten

wiccan

widen

wizen

woman

women

wooden

woolen

whitson

woodman

woolman

workman

worsen

yaupon

written

yachtsman

yearning

yearnings

wheaten

zaman

zion

surmount

3 syllable words

ablation

ablution

abduction

abdomen

accession

abrasion

abortion

absorption

abstraction

abstention

accretion

acumen

addiction

addition

adoption

adrian

adhesion

adsorption

admission

aegean

affliction

affection

african

aggression

aleutian

alderman

albumin

albion

alaskan

alien

alsatian

ambition

allusion

ambrosian

andean

anchorman

anglican

apportion

appian

anyone

arian

artesian

armaments

armament

artisan

aryan

ascension

assertion

aspersion

assassin

asuncion

assumption

attention

attrition

attraction

audition

aversion

austrian

avian

australian

awaken

backwoodsman

backgammon

badminton

bandwagon

beethoven

bedizen

battalion

bedouin

bedridden

benjamin

arkansan

birmingham

biotin

beholden

bitumen

bosnian

bouillon

brazilian

bulletin

campion

cambrian

carnation

cartesian

carrion

capsaicin

cardigan

castration

catalan

caucasian

causation

cessation

cetacean

chairmanships

chairmanship

chairwoman

cation

champion

chairperson

chamberlain

charlatan

charwoman

chromium

chilean

cinnamon

cistercian

citation

citizen

clarendon

clarion

civilian

cohesion

clergyman

coercion

cognition

completion

commission

collegian

collection

collision

combustion

collusion

collagen

commotion

communion

companion

compassion

complexion

concession

conception

compression

compunction

conclusion

compulsion

concoction

concussion

condition

confession

conduction

confection

conflation

confucian

confusion

connexion

conjunction

congressman

connection

conscription

constriction

construction

contagion

consumption

congestion

contraction

contention

contortion

contraption

contrition

convection

contusion

convention

conviction

convulsion

conversion

corruption

correction

corrosion

councilman

corsican

countryman

creation

cranium

cremation

croatian

criminal

criminals

crustacean

dalmatian

cyprian

damnation

crestfallen

deception

deflation

deflection

defection

deletion

delusion

denizen

dentition

deduction

depletion

depiction

depression

desertion

derision

dictation

detention

detection

dimension

destruction

dilation

digression

digestion

dilution

diffraction

devotion

diffusion

determine

direction

discipline

discretion

description

discussion

dispersion

dissection

dissension

disruption

distraction

distinction

distortion

disunion

division

donation

dormancy

diversion

dorian

downtrodden

dominion

duration

ejection

edition

egyptian

elation

election

eleven

elison

embolden

encryption

emulsion

emission

emotion

englishman

emblazon

enlighten

enliven

equation

declension

fixation

decision

eruption

erosion

etruscan

eviction

evasion

everyone

exaction

excision

exclusion

exertion

excretion

exception

excursion

exemption

exhaustion

expansion

explosion

expression

extraction

extortion

extinction

extrusion

fabian

erection

expulsion

extension

feminine

fenian

ferryman

flotation

filtration

fijian

flirtation

fisherman

fermium

foundation

formation

forewoman

forgotten

frustration

franciscan

fruition

frowningly

freudian

freemason

germinate

foramen

galleon

garrison

forbidden

gaussian

genuine

gentleman

fustian

gestation

ghanaian

gillian

gradation

gravamen

gordian

misfortune

germanic

abandon

invasion

grobian

gyration

halcyon

handwoven

halogen

guardian

inversion

harmonies

harmonize

hawaiian

harmonics

harmony

heartbroken

heroine

horatian

heroin

hormonal

horizon

irishman

housebroken

hydration

hydrogen

ignition

immersion

imagine

illusion

impassion

implosion

impression

imprison

inception

incision

inclusion

incursion

indian

harlequin

in-person

inflation

injunction

induction

infection

infarction

inflection

infliction

inscription

infraction

infusion

injection

ingestion

inhuman

insertion

inaction

inspection

instruction

intention

intestine

invention

guncotton

hammerman

intrusion

ironing

jacobin

jamaican

italian

javelin

irian

jettison

journeyman

journeying

jovian

julian

korean

kantian

keynesian

keratin

lactation

laurentian

lanolin

lecithin

laotian

lesbian

libration

ligation

libyan

location

logician

lutheran

lumberman

harmonic

magician

magdalen

malayan

malaysian

mandarin

marian

margarine

masculine

median

medicine

medallion

melanin

menhaden

migration

mexican

midshipman

misprision

repression

mormonism

moroccan

mistaken

mutation

musician

myosin

narration

misshapen

negation

nemean

nevadan

niacin

munition

nitrogen

nobleman

muskmelon

nonhuman

nebraskan

notation

norwegian

normandy

nonunion

nubian

objection

obsession

occasion

occlusion

obstruction

nutrition

omission

opinion

oppression

oration

optation

optician

origin

ornament

ornaments

orion

ovation

overdone

overman

outspoken

ottoman

overrun

oxygen

parisian

parthian

paramount

partisan

partition

patrician

pavilion

pelican

percussion

perfection

permanent

perfusion

permian

permission

persuasion

perversion

peterman

phoenician

plantation

petition

physician

phrygian

pollution

plebeian

policeman

position

possession

precession

precaution

porcelain

precision

preclusion

predation

preemption

prediction

predestine

premium

premiums

pentathlon

prescription

presumption

rotation

perception

pretension

prevention

probation

procession

progression

profession

profusion

privation

production

projection

pronouncing

promenade

proportion

promotion

pronounces

promenades

pronouncements

pronouncement

propulsion

prominent

proscription

prostration

protection

protean

quotation

puritan

reaction

ramadan

recession

reception

recision

rebellion

provision

reflection

reduction

redemption

regimen

regression

relation

rejection

religion

rendition

remission

reopen

odeon

resection

rescission

resumption

restriction

retention

reversion

retraction

revision

reunion

revulsion

rhodopsin

octillion

rifleman

reptilian

salvation

saccharin

saleswoman

samoan

scorpion

scythian

secession

secretion

sedation

seclusion

sedition

seduction

sensation

selection

silicon

simian

singleton

skeleton

snapdragon

solution

solomon

starvation

specimen

stagnation

superman

submission

subscription

submersion

subtraction

succession

stygian

summation

subversion

suggestion

sumatran

suburban

suppression

syrian

suspension

suspicion

tactician

talisman

tamarin

taxation

temptation

technician

terminate

terminates

terminals

terminal

thespian

timberman

toboggan

tormenting

tormentor

tormentors

translation

transmission

transaction

tournament

tradition

tournaments

transcription

transfusion

transgression

transition

uncertain

unbroken

surmounted

truncation

tuition

unburden

unbutton

uncommon

uneven

unison

vacation

unwritten

uterine

venetian

vatican

venison

vibration

veteran

vermilion

vitamin

vocation

volition

warningly

warmonger

waterman

wesleyan

zambian

4 syllable words

abdication

aberration

abnegation

abolition

absolution

abyssinian

abrogation

acclamation

acclimation

accordion

accusation

activation

adaptation

adulation

admonition

admiration

adoration

adrenaline

advocation

affectation

affirmation

aggravation

aggregation

acquisition

agitation

albanian

alabaman

aldebaran

algerian

algonquian

allegation

allocation

alteration

altercation

alternation

ammunition

agrarian

american

arbitration

animation

annexation

annotation

approbation

amputation

appalachian

appellation

application

apparition

apprehension

arabian

amphibian

arizonan

armenians

armenian

armageddon

arthurian

aspiration

assemblyman

assyrian

augmentation

aviation

attribution

avocation

athenian

backwardation

barbarian

benediction

bavarian

bifurcation

bolivian

bohemian

calculation

businesswoman

calibration

cancellation

canadian

carcinogen

celebration

centurion

ceremonies

ceremony

chameleon

coalition

circulation

circumcision

circumvention

circumspection

cogitation

commendation

collocation

combination

coloration

collodion

columbian

coloradan

comedian

committeeman

commutation

compensation

compilation

comparison

competition

complication

composition

comprehension

concentration

computation

condemnation

confiscation

conflagration

condescension

confirmation

confrontation

connotation

conjugation

contemplation

consummation

conservation

consolation

consecration

constellation

consternation

constipation

constitution

consultation

congregation

contraception

contradiction

contribution

contrarian

contravention

copenhagen

conversation

convocation

convolution

copernican

corinthian

correlation

corp.

corporation

cotyledon

criminalists

criminalize

criminalist

criminally

crucifixion

culmination

cultivation

criterion

custodian

indexation

cyclopean

crocodilian

dandelion

darwinian

californian

miseration

disinflation

decimation

decompression

deconstruction

declaration

dedication

decoration

defamation

definition

deformation

delegation

degradation

dehydration

demarcation

demolition

demonstration

designation

deportation

depravation

deposition

depredation

derivation

desecration

deprivation

dereliction

desiccation

disconnection

destination

desperation

dietitian

devastation

desolation

deviation

devolution

destitution

detonation

dilatation

diminution

devonian

disaffection

diocesan

disillusion

disinfection

dispensation

disposition

dislocation

disputation

dissipation

dissertation

distillation

dissolution

distribution

divination

domination

draconian

emanation

dominican

duplication

education

elevation

elocution

elongation

electrician

embarkation

emigration

emulation

englishwoman

equestrian

equitation

erudition

estimation

estonian

eustachian

european

evocation

evolution

excavation

excitation

expiration

execution

exhortation

exhumation

exhalation

exhibition

expectation

explanation

expedition

exploitation

exclamation

exploration

explication

exposition

foliation

fermentation

extrication

extradition

fabrication

fascination

fallopian

federation

fluoridation

fibrillation

figuration

floridian

fluctuation

formulation

fragmentation

fumigation

eritrean

gargantuan

gastrulation

generation

geraniums

geranium

gentlewoman

germania

gerrymander

germination

glaciation

granulation

graduation

gerrymanders

gorgonian

gravitation

galilean

greco-roman

gregorian

habitation

harmonia

harmonium

harmonizes

hesitation

hibernation

hemoglobin

herculean

himalayan

historian

guatemalan

inhalation

hungarian

immigration

hydrocarbon

hyperion

immolation

implication

hypertension

illustration

imitation

ideation

ibuprofen

importation

imposition

implantation

imperfection

impregnation

iberian

imputation

innovation

incrustation

inclination

incarnation

indentation

instigation

indication

integration

indecision

indignation

incantation

indigestion

indiscretion

infestation

infiltration

indonesian

information

inhibition

inquisition

inattention

inspiration

installation

insulation

incubation

institution

insurrection

intimation

inflammation

intercession

interception

interdiction

interaction

intermission

interruption

interjection

intersection

intervention

interwoven

interurban

intonation

harmonica

invocation

invitation

hegelian

introspection

introduction

intuition

iranian

iranians

irrigation

isolation

irritation

iteration

jacobean

macedonian

jubilation

jurisdiction

laceration

jordanian

kindergarten

legislation

lancastrian

levitation

liberation

lilliputian

limitation

leviathan

liberian

librarian

liquefaction

liquidation

litigation

locomotion

lubrication

maccabean

machination

malformation

masturbation

malnutrition

mammalian

manumission

maturation

mediation

medication

meditation

melanesian

menstruation

meridian

ministration

misconception

minnesotan

misbegotten

repossession

misperception

modulation

moderation

mortification

mongolian

moravian

mitigation

mutilation

napoleon

missourian

navigation

nestorian

newtonian

restoration

nomination

noblewoman

nonprescription

nonpartisan

nicaraguan

obfuscation

obligation

observation

nigerian

occupation

obstetrician

orchestration

operation

ohioan

olympian

ordination

opposition

ovulation

ornamental

presentation

ostentation

oscillation

overburden

pagination

oxidation

palpitation

pagurian

paraguayan

penicillin

penetration

pavlovian

pelagian

pedestrian

premonition

persecution

perspiration

perturbation

perforation

permanently

permutation

peruvian

pigmentation

planarian

politician

polynesian

plutonian

polyhedron

population

praetorian

preconception

precondition

predilection

preelection

preeminence

preeminent

predetermine

premonitions

preignition

preservation

preparation

prohibition

proclamation

propagation

prosecution

prominently

proposition

prostitution

provocation

publication

recantation

punctuation

radiation

readmission

realization

recitation

reassertion

reawaken

reclamation

recognition

protozoan

recollection

recreation

reconstruction

reformation

refutation

reelection

reexamine

registration

regulation

reinspection

relaxation

relocation

renovation

reparation

replication

repercussion

repetition

reposition

octahedron

reproduction

reputation

respiration

requisition

resignation

reservation

resolution

revelation

restitution

resurrection

revocation

oblivion

obsidian

retardation

retribution

revolution

retrocession

rhetorician

rhododendron

rumination

sanitation

satisfaction

saturation

samaritan

sectarian

segmentation

segregation

self-deception

separation

sequestration

shakespearean

siberian

sicilian

simulation

situation

smithsonian

speculation

statistician

supposition

simonian

stipulation

stimulation

strangulation

subluxation

substitution

subdivision

suffocation

superhuman

superstition

supervision

syncopation

syndication

surrogation

tabulation

ulceration

republican

terminable

tasmanian

termination

terminations

terminator

thermometers

thermometer

titillation

toleration

tetrahedron

tramontana

transformation

tribulation

transplantation

trepidation

transportation

vacillation

usurpation

utopian

uranium

vaccination

validation

valerian

valuation

variation

vegetation

veneration

ventilation

victorian

vindication

violation

visitation

wagnerian

watermelon

tamoxifen

5 syllable words

abbreviation

abomination

academician

acceleration

accommodation

accreditation

accumulation

affiliation

adjudication

administration

adulteration

agglomeration

alleviation

alienation

alliteration

amalgamation

amazonian

amelioration

argumentation

amortization

amplification

annihilation

appropriation

anticipation

appreciation

approximation

argentinian

brutalization

association

assassination

assimilation

assemblywoman

attenuation

augustinian

authorization

authentication

babylonian

beethovenian

brobdingnagian

articulation

caledonian

capitulation

carolinian

carthaginian

centralization

cauterization

centenarian

ceremonial

certification

coagulation

christianization

civilization

clarification

classification

codification

cohabitation

collaboration

commemoration

communication

colonization

concatenation

configuration

confederation

confabulation

congratulation

consideration

consolidation

conglomeration

continuation

contamination

coordination

cooperation

corroboration

criminality

criminology

decapitation

deceleration

discoloration

defenestration

degeneration

delineation

deification

deliberation

delicatessen

denomination

depreciation

depopulation

desegregation

desalination

determination

dionysian

disinclination

discrimination

disembarkation

disintegration

dissociation

dissemination

dissatisfaction

domestication

dramatization

emancipation

decomposition

ejaculation

edification

elaboration

elimination

elizabethan

electrocution

equalization

enumeration

epicurean

equivocation

evaporation

exacerbation

ethiopian

evaluation

evacuation

examination

exaggeration

exasperation

excoriation

expatriation

exfoliation

exhilaration

exoneration

exoskeleton

eradication

extermination

expropriation

falsification

facilitation

fertilization

fortification

gasification

glorification

gratification

hallucination

hanoverian

harmonization

hybridization

humiliation

hyperinflation

hydrogenation

hyperborean

immunization

illumination

imagination

improvisation

initiation

inauguration

insinuation

inactivation

incineration

incorporation

incrimination

indoctrination

infatuation

inoculation

inhabitation

insemination

incarceration

instrumentation

interrogation

interpolation

interconnection

interpretation

intimidation

intoxication

ionization

invalidation

investigation

jeffersonian

irradiation

justification

juxtaposition

legalization

libertarian

lithuanian

magnetization

magnification

manifestation

manipulation

mathematician

maximilian

maximization

mechanization

misapprehension

misapplication

miscalculation

metropolitan

misinformation

representation

modification

modernization

multiplication

mummification

negotiation

neutralization

nitroglycerine

nonintervention

normalization

nullification

reverberation

nickelodeon

obliteration

nonsectarian

overproduction

orientation

organization

origination

oregonian

ornamentation

ornamentally

ossification

pacification

panamanian

participation

pennsylvanian

pasteurization

peloponnesian

patagonian

perpetuation

polarization

pomeranian

precipitation

predestination

predisposition

premeditation

philadelphian

preoccupation

premonitory

presbyterian

presupposition

prevarication

proliferation

prognostication

procrastination

proletarian

purification

qualification

quantification

pythagorean

ramification

ratification

reaffirmation

recommendation

recombination

rectification

reforestation

refrigeration

repatriation

recuperation

regeneration

rejuvenation

reintegration

reiteration

remuneration

repudiation

mississippian

neapolitan

recrimination

retaliation

resuscitation

revaluation

russification

sanctification

scandinavian

sedimentation

simplification

solicitation

sophistication

specialization

sterilization

specification

subordination

stratification

substantiation

synchronization

terminology

theologian

triangulation

unitarian

utilization

vaporization

vegetarian

verification

veterinarian

vilification

vulgarization

washingtonian

yugoslavian

8 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word pronunciation

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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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  • Month
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  • Bulb
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