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English Quiz - Rhyme 01 (Questions)

Words with the same sound, such as "sound", "round" and "pound", all rhyme. You may already be familiar with rhymes if you were taught nursery rhymes at a young age: "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?"

Using rhyming words when writing is a quick and easy way to grab a reader's attention. In the past advertisers often relied on a rhyming jingle to sell products and help people to remember what they were being encouraged to buy. Modern advertising relies less on rhyme, probably because those used in the past were fairly unsophisticated and a little bit too similar to nursery rhymes, making it seem as if advertisers were patronising customers.

Where else do we see rhyme? Poetry, of course! And were do we see - or hear - poetry? In songs! Music relies heavily on rhyme, so you are likely to come into contact with this feature of the language every day, even if you rarely read poetry. Rhyme unifies lines and verses and makes work more memorable. It is used in mnemonic devices (i.e. "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November....").

Test your ability to spot rhyming pairs with this quiz on the subject.

1. Find a rhyme for "smile".
[ ] Crocodile
[ ] Elephant
[ ] Fish
[ ] Snake
2. Find a rhyme for "crunchy".
[ ] Bunch
[ ] Crisp
[ ] Lunch
[ ] Munchy
3. Find a rhyme for "battle".
[ ] Batted
[ ] Cuttle
[ ] Kettle
[ ] Rattle
4. Find a rhyme for "fire".
[ ] Whirr
[ ] Wire
[ ] Wiry
[ ] Wry
5. Find a rhyme for "book".
[ ] Creak
[ ] Creek
[ ] Croak
[ ] Crook
6. Find a rhyme for "box".
[ ] Fix
[ ] Fox
[ ] Lock
[ ] Luck
7. Find a rhyme for "sheep".
[ ] Shepherd
[ ] Sleep
[ ] Sleet
[ ] Slept
8. Find a rhyme for "house".
[ ] Hoarse
[ ] Horse
[ ] Mice
[ ] Mouse
9. Find a rhyme for "drink".
[ ] Sank
[ ] Sink
[ ] Sunk
[ ] Sunken
10. Find a rhyme for "sky".
[ ] Flee
[ ] Flew
[ ] Flue
[ ] Fly

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - How to use rhyme effectively

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English Quiz - Rhyme 01 (Answers)
1. Find a rhyme for "smile".
[x] Crocodile
[ ] Elephant
[ ] Fish
[ ] Snake
"Beware of the crocodile, even if you see him smile"
2. Find a rhyme for "crunchy".
[ ] Bunch
[ ] Crisp
[ ] Lunch
[x] Munchy
"Crunchy munchy crisps" has rhyme and alliteration
3. Find a rhyme for "battle".
[ ] Batted
[ ] Cuttle
[ ] Kettle
[x] Rattle
Advertising companies often use rhyme to get customers' attention
4. Find a rhyme for "fire".
[ ] Whirr
[x] Wire
[ ] Wiry
[ ] Wry
These words look similar but sound different
5. Find a rhyme for "book".
[ ] Creak
[ ] Creek
[ ] Croak
[x] Crook
Say the list out loud to find the rhyming word
6. Find a rhyme for "box".
[ ] Fix
[x] Fox
[ ] Lock
[ ] Luck
Rhymes are used in songs and poems
7. Find a rhyme for "sheep".
[ ] Shepherd
[x] Sleep
[ ] Sleet
[ ] Slept
More rhymes for "sheep" include "beep", "keep", "reap", "weep" and "creep"
8. Find a rhyme for "house".
[ ] Hoarse
[ ] Horse
[ ] Mice
[x] Mouse
Use rhymes in your writing to engage your audience!
9. Find a rhyme for "drink".
[ ] Sank
[x] Sink
[ ] Sunk
[ ] Sunken
More rhymes for drink include "blink", "think", "wink", "clink" and "mink"
10. Find a rhyme for "sky".
[ ] Flee
[ ] Flew
[ ] Flue
[x] Fly
Rhymes are frequently used to help us remember facts!