Magic-e family · 13 words

Words that rhyme with "cease"

The -cease family follows the classic "magic-e" rule. Every word below ends in vowel-consonant-e, where the silent e at the end pulls the vowel back to say its own name — a long-e (/iː/, as in "see") sound. "cease" is the family's anchor word.

How magic-e shapes "cease"

In a CVCe word like "cease", the final e is silent — its only job is to reach back across the consonant and tell the vowel to say its long sound. Cover the e with your finger and you'll get a short-vowel word; uncover it and the vowel goes long. This is one of the first "tricky" patterns young readers meet because the rule depends on a letter that makes no sound of its own. All 13 words in this hub share the same -cease ending and the same long-e (/iː/, as in "see") sound.

Try the rhyme aloud

  1. Match it: "cease" rhymes with "cease" and "cerise" — same ending, same sound.
  2. Echo it: Say "caprice, cease, cerise" aloud and feel how each ends the same way.
  3. Stretch it: Now add "decrease" — four words, one ending, all in the -cease family.

All 13 words that rhyme with "cease"

A (1)

apiece 6 letters

B (1)

bernice 7 letters

C (4)

caprice 7 letters cease 5 letters cerise 6 letters crease 6 letters

D (2)

decrease 8 letters decease 7 letters

I (1)

increase 8 letters

P (3)

peace 5 letters piece 5 letters police 6 letters

R (1)

release 7 letters

Related rhyme families

Other rhyme families that share sounds or spellings with -cease.

Teaching this rhyme family

  • Read the silent e last: sound out the consonant–vowel–consonant first, then go back and stretch the vowel long.
  • Cover the final e — if the word turns into a short-vowel word you recognise, that confirms it's magic-e.
  • High-frequency exceptions (have, give, live, come) break the rule. Teach those as sight words rather than decode them.