Onset rimes for teaching word identification

Learn high frequency words by making words from

onsets/rimes

1. Use the 37 most common "rimes"

2. Add onsets

3. Try to find the 500 most common words that make up primary level texts.

ack ain ake ale all ame an ank ap ash at

ate aw ay eat ell est ice ide ick ight ill

in ine ing ink ip ir ock oke op or ore

uck ug ump unk

37 Most Common Rimes

These 37 phonograms or "rimes" were first identified by Richard Wylie and Donald Durrell in 1970. They examined 1, 437 words commonly spoken by children in primary grades (Murphy, 1957). These 37 rimes account for almost 500 words of Murphy's list.

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ack (rime)

Make words: Put onset before the rime.

Type a sentence to help you remember the word.

back I am going to the back of the room.

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ain (rime)

Make a Word Type a sentence to help you remember the word.


ake (rime)



ale (rime)



all (rime)



ame (rime)



an (rime)



ank (rime)



ap (rime)



ash (rime)



at (rime)



ate (rime)



aw (rime)



ay (rime)



eat (rime)



ell (rime)



est (rime)



ice (rime)



ide (rime)



ick (rime)



ight (rime)



ill (rime)



in (rime)



ine (rime)



ing (rime)



ink (rime)



ip (rime)



ir (rime)



ock (rime)



oke (rime)



op (rime)



or (rime)



ore (rime)



uck (rime)



ug (rime)



ump (rime)



unk (rime)


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