Our ears hear sounds all day. Today we listen for sounds, find words that rhyme and say an action rhyme.
Sounds around us
Close your eyes and listen. What can you hear?
Words that rhyme
Words rhyme when their ends sound the same.
Say them slowly. Can you hear the same end sound?
An action rhyme
Say this rhyme with actions. Tap your fingers for rain. Wave your arms for wind. Pretend to play a pan. Then clap!
Rain on the roof, tap, tap, tap.
Wind in the trees, flap, flap, flap.
Pan in the yard, ping, ping, ping.
Clap your hands and sing, sing, sing!
Find the rhyming words: tap and flap, ping and sing.
Try it
TRY ITSounds and rhymes
Pick a game. Then tap your answer.
Let’s practise
Point, say or draw. Open each answer after trying.
1. Listen outside for one minute. Name two sounds you hear.
Show answer
Answers will vary, for example birds, cars or wind.
2. Say a word that rhymes with hat.
Show answer
For example cat, mat, bat, sat or rat.
3. Say the action rhyme with all the actions for your family.
Show answer
Answers will vary. The adult checks the words and actions.
4. Which word rhymes with tree?
(a) bee
(b) bus
(c) cup
Show answer
(a) bee.
Quick check
Try these three on your own first. An adult may read the words.
1. Which word rhymes with cat?
- Dog
- Hat
- Pen
Show answer
Hat. Cat and hat both end with at.
2. What makes a pitter-patter sound on the roof?
- Rain
- A rooster
- A book
Show answer
Rain. Rain goes pitter-patter.
3. Which pair rhymes?
- Sun and run
- Sun and moon
- Sun and tree
Show answer
Sun and run. Sun and run end with the same sound.
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English lesson 2: Rhymes, Sounds and Action Songs — worksheet
Point, draw or tell an adult. An adult can write for you.
- Draw something that makes a loud sound and something that makes a soft sound.
- Draw a cat and a hat. Say the rhyming words.
- Draw one picture for the action rhyme. Say the rhyme to an adult.
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English words
Say these words with an adult. Can you use each one in a sentence?
sound · listen · loud · soft · rhyme · action · steelpan
Try it at home
- Go on a listening walk. Name every sound you hear.
- Play rhyme tennis: one person says a word, the other says a rhyming word.
- Make up a new line for the action rhyme and act it out together.
For parents and teachers
After this lesson, your child should be able to:
- name four everyday sounds when they hear them
- say whether two spoken words rhyme and give a rhyming word for a simple word like cat
- say the action rhyme from memory with matching actions for a family audience
Rhyming is a listening skill, so say the words aloud rather than showing spellings. Real sounds from your home and street are better than any recording.
Accept pointing, speaking, signing or communication aids. An adult can scribe. Observe the hands-on work as well as the Quick check; the badge records supported completion only.
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Updates
2026/11/11
– First version of this lesson.
– Linked the previous and next lessons.
Attributions to media used in this post:
Crowing rooster.jpg – Tiia Monto – CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons; image resized only)
Steelasophical Gary Trotman Steelpan soloist.jpg – Steelasophical – CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons; image resized only)
3040 flaque et ronds dans l eau.jpg – Jean-Marie Vugnon – CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons; image resized only)
© 2026 Vedesh Kungebeharry. All rights reserved.
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