Rhyme & Rhythm Flocabulary

How many syllables are in the following line?

It was a late, dark night in Boston Harbor.

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 13

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

How many syllables are in the following line?

Pitch black, while a fog hung around the water.

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 13

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Choose the word that rhymes perfectly with the word "ham."

• hat

• lamb

• family

• cramped

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Choose the best slant rhyme for the word "planned."

• play

• grape

• surround

• crammed

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Julie is writing lines with end rhyme about the solar system. Her first line ends with the word "sun."

Which of these could be her next line?

• "Everyone knows. Don't take it from me."

• "Don't take it from me. You can ask anyone!"

• "One or more moons can move around a planet."

• "You can ask anyone, and they'd say the same thing."

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

"Those who hate on tuna--can it, please."

Chose the line that rhymes with the line above

• "I'm seeing sharks, squids and manatees."

• "Manatees are swimming here with squids and sharks."

• "A sea is smaller than an ocean but still full of saltwater."

• "Seas are smaller than oceans and partly surrounded by land."

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

Let's move north to Asia, and that's

The biggest continent by landmass.

The lines above:

• have internal rhyme but not end rhyme

• are an example of slant rhyme

• each have seven syllables

• don't rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the rhyme scheme of the following lyrics:

This was the winter, 1773,

And the British had a monopoly on selling tea,

Thanks to the Tea Acts, but we're going to react,

Send a message to show George just where we at.

• ABAB

• AAAB

• AAAA

• AABB

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the rhyme scheme of the following lyrics:

We're back with the Week in Rap,

A little taste of the news is the sweetest snack,

The world's been busy, and we've been keeping track,

Here's what went down, ya'll, peep the facts.

• ABAB

• AAAB

• AAAA

• AABB

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the rhyme scheme of the following lyrics?

I give thanks for those who cam before,

Who offered peace instead of war,

Who helped the people who come ashore,

On Thanksgiving.

• ABAB

• AAAB

• AAAA

• AABB

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4