Hearing which words rhyme is one of the first phonics skills young children learn, and these free printable odd one out rhyming worksheets turn it into a quick circling game. Each of the 10 sheets shows six rows of four pictures, and in every row three pictures rhyme and one does not, so children circle the picture that does not rhyme with the others.

Every page is a black and white PDF with six short rows, from cat, hat and bat to bee, tree and free, so one page is a complete short activity for preschool and kindergarten children, at home or in the classroom. Print the pages in any order and work through the rhyming families one row at a time.

Odd one out rhyming worksheets bundle cover with a bunny, 10 printable pages

What Is Inside the Odd One Out Rhyming Worksheets Bundle

The 10 sheets cover the rhyming families children meet first: at, ig, un, en, op, ug, an, ap, in, ed, og, am, ack, ock, ot and et, with a tenth sheet of long vowels, ee, ar, ake, oon, oat and ight. Each row gives three words that rhyme, cat, hat and bat, or bee, tree and free, plus one picture that does not belong, and children circle the odd one out.

Odd one out rhyming worksheets like these build phonemic awareness, the ability to hear that words share sounds, which later reading depends on, along with careful looking and listening. Because the pages are black and white, children can colour them in after finishing, which turns every page into a second quiet activity.