Learn word families through rhyming! Free for ages 4–8 🌈
Practice rhyming words with two fun phonics games. In Rhyme Time, hear a CVC word and pick the word that rhymes with it. In Odd One Out, spot the word that doesn't share the same word family. Covers all 5 short vowel sounds — A, E, I, O, U — across 108 CVC words. No sign-up, completely free!
Rhyming is one of the earliest and most important skills in learning to read. When children recognise that cat, bat, and hat all share the same ending sound (-at), they start to see the patterns inside words — a skill called phonological awareness. This dramatically speeds up how quickly they learn to decode new words.
Research consistently shows that children with strong rhyming skills learn to read faster, spell more accurately, and develop a much larger vocabulary by age 8.
A CVC word is displayed and read aloud by the game. The child picks the word that rhymes with it from three choices. Each round, the word and its rhyme belong to the same word family — for example, the -at family includes cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, and sat. The game covers all five short vowel families and tracks stars for each vowel.
Four CVC words are shown — three from the same word family, and one that doesn't belong. The child must identify the odd word. This builds a deeper level of sound discrimination: not just "does this rhyme?" but "which one sounds different from the rest?" — a more challenging and rewarding phonics skill.
Tap any word to hear it pronounced clearly using phonics-accurate text-to-speech
Earns stars per vowel family. Kids can see their own improvement over time
Works on phones, tablets, and desktops. No app download needed
No sign-up, no ads, no subscription. Just open and play instantly
Aligned with phonics curricula in the UK and US. Great for literacy centres
All 5 short vowels, every major word family. Systematic and comprehensive
CVC Word Fun has 8 game modes covering all short vowel sounds — Build the Word, Sound Position, Match the Picture, Quick Tap, Story Time and more.
🦊 Try All 8 Games FreeRhyming builds phonological awareness — the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words. Children who can identify rhymes (cat, bat, hat) learn to decode new words much faster. This free CVC rhyming game covers all 5 short vowel word families: -at, -an, -ig, -in, -op, -ot, -un, -ug and more.