This section of the website is designed to support individuals in developing phonological awareness through interactive and engaging rhyming exercises. Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, an essential skill for learning to read and write. Rhyming, one of the earliest and most accessible areas of phonological awareness, helps individuals identify sound patterns, particularly at the ends of words. For children, it builds a foundation for understanding how words are made up of sounds, while for adults, including those recovering from speech challenges, it aids in regaining awareness of sound patterns and speech production.

I have created a series of 20 interactive exercises in this first section, incorporating both pictures and sounds. In each exercise, the user will see an image representing a word, such as 'hoot.' When clicked, the word 'hoot' is pronounced aloud. Below the image, three additional pictures are displayed—like 'coot,' 'boot,' and 'meat'—each with a sound button to hear the word clearly. The task is to select the two pictures that rhyme with the presented word. This combination of pictures and sounds makes the exercises accessible and enjoyable for children, parents, and individuals working on speech recovery, improving memory, listening, and sound discrimination skills.

The second and third sections will follow after this one is published, further expanding the exercises to continue building phonological awareness.

First Section part 1

Welcome to the first section of our interactive rhyming exercises. In this section, you will practice rhyming using both pictures and sounds to build your phonological awareness.

Objective:

Your task is to select two images that rhyme with the given word.

How to Play:

1. Look at the Word: At the top of the screen, you will see a word (e.g., "dispute").
2. Listen to the Word: Click on the image next to the word to hear how it sounds. This will help you understand the word’s pronunciation.
3. Examine the Images: Below the word, you'll see several images. Each image represents an object or concept.
4. Identify Rhymes:
   • Rhyming words sound similar in their last part.
   • For example, if the word is "dispute," you should look for words that share a similar ending sound, such as "flute" and "root."
   • Don't worry about spelling! Focus on how the word sounds at the end.
5. Select the Rhyming Images: Click on the images that rhyme with the given word.
6. Check Your Selection: Once you’ve selected two images, click the Check button to see if you’ve chosen the correct rhymes.

Click on each pair to start the rhyming exercise:

• hoot - coot - boot ... meat || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• zoom - room - boom ... bake  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• dace - face - race ... beet   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• seat - heat - meat ... willow   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• locks - socks - rocks ... cone   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ark - bark - park ... rug   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• pound - round - bound ... pest   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• alone - cone - bone ... mill   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• June - prune - dune ... snake   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• hair - pair - chair ... crater   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
•  we - see - bee ... mushroom   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• jug - bug - hug ... cuff   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ride - hide - wide ... brick   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• sink - pink - wink ... sting   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ring - wing - king ... pig   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• sip - zip - ship ... hit   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• hit - pit - spit ... chip   || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• rock - sock - lock ... dog  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• mill - pill - hill ... big  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• bat - cat - fat ... clock  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)

First Section - part 2

• ox - socks - fox ... shark  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• box - rocks - ox ... stop  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• pea - see - tea ... sneeze  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• three - agree - sea ... heat  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• boot - root - flute ... willow  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• beet - feet - sweet ... snow  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• moon - dune - baboon ... cake  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• raccoon - spoon - dune ... mug  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• bear - hair - scare ... ball  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• slug - mug - drug ... bake  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• dispute - flute - root ... place  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)

First Section - part 3

Objective:
In this section, you will need to choose the image that does NOT rhyme with the word shown at the top.

How to Play

1. Click the image at the top to hear the word, then check the three images below and select the one that doesn't rhyme with the word.
2. After Selecting:
   • Click "Check" to see if you made the right choice.
   • You'll get feedback:
     • Correct: "Well done! You picked the right one!"
     • Incorrect: "Oops! That rhymes. Try again!"
     • If no image is selected: "Please select one image."
3. Restart:
   After checking, click "Refresh" to try again.

• hoot - coot boot … meat  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ox - socks - fox … shark  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• box - rocks - ox … stop  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• pea - see - tea … sneeze  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• three - agree - sea … heat  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• boot - root - flute … willow  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• beet - feet - sweet … snow  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• moon - dune - baboon … cake  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• raccoon - spoon - dune … mug  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• bear - hair - scare … ball  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• slug - mug - drug … bake  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• dispute - flute - root … place  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• sink - pink - wink … sting  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ark - bark - park … rug  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• ring - wing - king … pig  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• sip - zip - ship … hit  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• hit - pit - spit … chip  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)
• mill - pill – hill … big  || - Rhyming Flashcards - Offline Games (Download PDF)

Second section - part 1

Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge

The objective of these exercises is to help the client identify and match similar sounds (minimal pairs) by listening to the pronunciation of words and matching them with their corresponding sound symbols. These tasks focus on enhancing phonetic awareness and auditory discrimination skills, which are crucial for language development and pronunciation accuracy.

• Start the Exercise: You’ll see 4 buttons with words (bee, pea, park, bark) and sound symbols next to them.
• Listen to the Sound: Press any word button to hear the sound of the word.
• Find the Matching Sound: Below, there are 4 buttons with sound symbols. Each symbol corresponds to one of the words above.
• Make the Match: After hearing the word, find and press the matching sound symbol.
• Check the Match: After selecting a symbol, press it to hear the sound and check if it matches the word.
• Complete the Challenge: Continue matching sounds until all symbols are correctly matched with the words.

1. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 1
2. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 2
3. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 3
4. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 4
   
5. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 5
   
6. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 6
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8. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 8
9. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 9
   
10. Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 10

Second section - part 2

Next Challenge: Sound-Only Matching

In these parts of the exercises, you will be matching the sounds without the written words. This will help you focus solely on recognizing and distinguishing the sounds.

1. Start the Exercise: You’ll hear 4 different sounds (e.g., "bee," "pea," "park," "bark") but there will be no words displayed.
2. Listen to the Sound: Press any sound button to hear one of the sounds.
3. Find the Matching Sound: Below, there are 4 buttons with sound symbols. Each symbol corresponds to one of the sounds you just heard.
4. Make the Match: After hearing a sound, find and press the matching sound symbol.
5. Check the Match: After selecting a symbol, press it to hear the sound again and check if it matches.
6. Complete the Challenge: Continue matching the sounds until all sound symbols are correctly matched.

• Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 1
• Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 2
• Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 3
• Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 4 
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• Click here for the exercise: Minimal Pairs & Rhymes: Sound Matching Challenge - Set 10

Third section - part 1

Next Challenge: Rhyme Sorter

Enhances recognition of rhyming words and word families

Game Play Overview

1. Objective: The main goal of the game is for the player to drag and drop pictures of words into the correct baskets based on their rhyming sounds.
2. Setup: There are two main baskets labeled with different rhyming sounds: /æk/ (as in "back") and /æb/ (as in "crab"). The player is presented with a list of words (e.g., "back," "clack," "crab," "flab," "lab," "grab" "lilac,"....) displayed as sound buttons. Each button, when clicked, plays the sound of the word and displays its corresponding picture.
3. Playing the Game:
   • The player presses a sound button. When clicked, a picture of that word appears in the middle of the screen and the word's sound is played.
   • The player then drags the picture of the word and drops it into the appropriate basket. The baskets accept words with the corresponding rhyming sounds: words that rhyme with /æk/ go into the "æk" basket, and words that rhyme with /æb/ go into the "æk" basket.
   • If the word is placed in the wrong basket, an error message is shown, and the player is encouraged to try again.
   • As words are correctly placed, the basket fills up, and the player receives feedback when they complete the game, such as a message like "Fantastic job! Keep shining!"
4. Refresh Button: The game has a "Refresh" button that resets the game, allowing the player to try again.

• Click here to play the Rhyme Sorter 01 exercise online, or click here to download the Offline Games - 1 (PDF).
  
• Click here to play the Rhyme Sorter 02 exercise online, or click here to download the Offline Games - 2 (PDF).
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