Rhyming Picture Match Game | Phonemic Awareness & Memory
This Rhyming Picture Match Game is a fun, hands-on way to build phonemic awareness, rhyming skills, and oral language in young learners. With 54 picture cards (27 rhyming matches), students can practice identifying and matching rhyming words through multiple game formats, making this resource perfect for literacy centers, small groups, partner work, or intervention.
Students can simply match rhyming pairs by placing pictures together or turn the cards face-down to play a memory-style matching game, strengthening both rhyming recognition and visual memory. All cards are picture-only (no print), keeping the focus on listening and sound awareness, which aligns with Science of Reading principles.

This low-prep, engaging activity is ideal for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and early intervention, and can be reused all year long for review, spiral practice, or enrichment.

What’s Included
54 picture cards
27 rhyming matches
Picture-only cards (no words)

::Teacher Tip::
Laminate the cards and store them on a binder ring or in a small container for easy center use. For an added challenge, have students say the rhyming words aloud or generate a new rhyming word after making a match.