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Rhyme

Rhymes make poems sound musical and fun. This KS2 English quiz helps pupils explore how rhyming words bring rhythm and pattern to writing.

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Fascinating Fact:

Some rhymes are funny on purpose, like “I wish I may, I wish I might, have homework disappear tonight.”

In KS2 English, pupils learn how rhymes make poems easier to remember and more enjoyable to read. Rhyming words often appear at the ends of lines to create patterns and flow.

Key Terms

Rhyme: When two or more words sound the same at the end, such as cat and hat.
Rhyming Scheme: The pattern of rhymes in a poem, often shown with letters like AABB or ABAB.
Verse: A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is rhyme in poetry?

Rhyme is when words have the same or similar ending sounds, like star and car. It makes poems sound musical and enjoyable.

Why do poets use rhyme?

Poets use rhyme to create rhythm and make their writing more memorable. It helps ideas stick in the reader’s mind.

Can every poem rhyme?

No, not all poems rhyme. Some poets choose free verse, which focuses on meaning and rhythm instead of matching sounds.

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1 .

Find a rhyme for 'through'.

Thrush

Tough

Thought

True

Queue, new, drew and flew also rhyme with 'through'.

2 .

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'house'?

Mouse

Arouse

Douse

Louse

Although it has the same spelling pattern as the other words, the 's' in 'arouse' makes the sound we think of as 'z'.

3 .

Choose the word which rhymes with 'telling'.

Webbing

Train

Tile

Quelling

'Telling' also rhymes with: felling, smelling, welling and gelling.

4 .

Which of the following word rhymes with 'horse'?

Poor

Tower

Course

Hour

Other words which rhyme with 'horse' are: gorse, force and sauce.

5 .

Which word does NOT rhyme with 'out'?

Thought

Trout

Gout

Flout

'Caught' and 'taught' rhyme with 'thought', but 'out' does not.

6 .

Which of the following words rhymes with 'sound'?

Strand

Round

Frond

Pond

Other words that rhyme with 'sound' include: around, found, ground and hound.

7 .

This word rhymes with 'still'.

Frill

Stall

Full

Cruel

Other words which rhyme with 'still' include: hill, bill, drill and krill.

8 .

Find a word to rhyme with 'splatter'.

Anger

Rudder

Matter

Spaghetti

Other words which rhyme with 'splatter' include: flatter, batter, natter and platter.

9 .

'Home' rhymes with .......

comb

come

gone

flow

It may not look as though it rhymes, but if you say 'comb' and 'home' aloud, you will hear that the two words do rhyme. This is because you don't pronounce the 'b' in 'comb'.

10 .

'Square' rhymes with .......