Rhyme & Rhythm Flocabulary

How many syllables are in the following line?

It was a late, dark night in Boston Harbor.

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 13

How many syllables are in the following line?

Pitch black, while a fog hung around the water.

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 13

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

• hat

• lamb

• family

• cramped

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

• play

• grape

• surround

• crammed

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."

"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."

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

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

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

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