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Grade 5 Rhyme Scheme Worksheet with Answers

Grade 5 (US) · Year 6 (UK) · Class 5 (India) · English

Unit 4: Reading LiteraturePoetryCCSS RL.5.5

Labelling the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines with letters (AABB, ABAB, ABCB...). This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Rhyme Scheme

Grade 5 · English

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Learning goal: Poetry · CCSS RL.5.5

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

A poem's lines end with these words, in order: sing / day / ring / play. What is the rhyme scheme?

Answer: ABAB

RememberRhyme scheme

The cat sat on the mat,Ashe wore a little hat.AThe sun began to glow,Band melted all the snow.BLines that rhyme get thesame letter: AABBstanza = a group of lines
Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What is a four-line stanza called?
  2. 2A poem's lines end with these words, in order: sky / high / moon / soon. What is the rhyme scheme?
  3. 3A poem's lines end with these words, in order: cold / sky / gold / high. What is the rhyme scheme?
  4. 4A poem's lines end with these words, in order: day / tree / see / play. What is the rhyme scheme?
  5. 5A poem's lines end with these words, in order: sky / cold / door / gold. What is the rhyme scheme?
  • AQuatrain
  • BAABB
  • CABAB
  • DABBA
  • EABCB
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

Word bank

AABBABBAABCB
  1. 6

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: sing / ring / cold / gold. What is the rhyme scheme?

  2. 7

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: rain / cold / gold / train. What is the rhyme scheme?

  3. 8

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: door / sun / fun / floor. What is the rhyme scheme?

  4. 9

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: sing / night / tree / light. What is the rhyme scheme?

  5. 10

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: cold / cat / door / hat. What is the rhyme scheme?

  6. 11

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: night / door / floor / light. What is the rhyme scheme?

  7. 12

    A poem's lines end with these words, in order: cat / door / floor / hat. What is the rhyme scheme?

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.A — a quatrain
  2. 2.B — AABB
  3. 3.C — ABAB
  4. 4.D — ABBA
  5. 5.E — ABCB
  6. 6.AABB
  7. 7.ABBA
  8. 8.ABBA
  9. 9.ABCB
  10. 10.ABCB
  11. 11.ABBA
  12. 12.ABBA
  13. ★a bottle (challenge corner)

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