Rhyming Picture Cards: Free Printable for Preschool and Kindergarten

If you need simple, hands-on rhyme practice, these Rhyming Picture Cards are a helpful free printable for preschool and kindergarten. Use them for matching games, literacy centers, small group practice, or quick review in your homeschool. This set includes both a picture-only version and a version with words, so you can choose the option that fits your child’s stage of learning best.

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Rhyming Picture Cards

My 5-year-old is still a very beginning reader and my almost 4-year-old is still working on letter sounds and phonemic awareness. Rhyming picture cards are something both of them can benefit from right now.

I have found through my 16+ years of homeschooling that one of the most important skills in learning to read is the ability to rhyme. Use these cards to help your young learners do just that.

At a Glance – Rhyming Picture Cards

Ages: Preschool, PreK, Kindergarten
Pages: 2 printable card sets
Skills: rhyming, phonological awareness, matching, vocabulary
Prep: print, laminate if desired, and cut apart
Use for: homeschool practice, literacy centers, small groups, or review games

What’s Included in This Free Printable

In this set, you’ll find two versions of the rhyming cards:

• a set with words printed below each picture
• a picture-only set for younger learners or children who are not yet reading

The cards are designed in color, but you can also print them in grayscale if needed.

How to Assemble and Use Rhyming Picture Cards

In this printable set, you’ll find two sets of rhyming picture cards: 1 set has the words at the bottom of each picture and 1 set is pictures only.

Note that this set is in color only.  If you want to print black and white, simply choose the gray scale option on your printer.

After printing your desired set (with or without words), laminate for longer durability.

Then cut apart on the gray lines.

Now the fun begins!  

Ways to Use these Rhyming Picture Cards at Home or School

There are many ways to play with this set of rhyming picture cards. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Lay out cards, face up, one at a time.  As soon as your child finds a rhyming match, take out that pair and continue to lay out cards until the deck is finished.
• Place cards on table, face down.  Play as you would a Memory-style game.  For younger learners, only play 2-3 pairs at the time. Older learners can play with the whole deck.
• Have your child do a scavenger hunt of rhyming words to find all of the pairs. While your child is not in the room, place cards in various spots – on the counter, on the table, taped to the wall, etc.  This was always the favorite method at our house!
• After you find a rhyming pair, take turns brainstorming other words that rhyme with the same sound.
• Play Go Fish-style.

Rhyming Pairs Included

This printable set includes several simple rhyming word families that are appropriate for preschool and early kindergarten learners. Each group contains words with the same ending sound so children can easily hear and recognize the rhyme.

The rhyming groups included in this set are:

–at family

• cat
• bat
• hat
• mat

–en family

• den
• hen
• men
• pen

–in family

• win
• fin

–og family

• dog
• frog

–ug family

• hug
• mug

–ut family

• cut
• hut

–ap family

• map
• cap

–et family

• net
• wet

–op family

• pop
• stop

–it family

• mitt
• sit

–ip family

• rip
• lip

 These rhyming picture cards are designed to be simple to prep and easy to use with young learners. Just print the cards, cut apart, and you’re ready to begin practicing rhymes.

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This free printable includes:

• one set with pictures and words
• one set with pictures only
• simple, hands-on rhyme practice for young learners

These cards are helpful for literacy centers, one-on-one practice, and quick phonological awareness review at home.

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Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill is a Christian mom to 5, ages 20 to 8. She homeschools her children in the classical education tradition - with 2 graduates so far! - and is currently in her 16th year of homeschool. She creates engaging worksheets and hands-on printable activities for Preschool and Elementary age children to supplement their daily studies.

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