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Nursery Rhymes

9 questions

KG - Kindergarten

English

This free printable Kindergarten English worksheet helps students recognize familiar nursery rhymes, recall key details, follow a rhyme’s next line, and identify words that rhyme. Across 9 multiple-choice questions, students select details from verses such as “Little Miss Muffet,” identify what a character bumped, complete a line from “Jack and Jill,” and match rhyming word pairs including rest/test, bad/glad, and deal/wheel. The worksheet gives early readers focused practice with listening and reading comprehension alongside foundational phonological awareness. Students must distinguish the correct rhyme continuation or sound pattern from plausible distractors, making it useful for guided practice, independent review, or a quick Kindergarten English check. A complete answer key is included, and the worksheet is available as a free printable PDF for convenient classroom use.

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Nursery Rhymes

Total questions: 9

Name
Class
Date
1.
Little Miss Muffet, 
Sat on a tuffet, 
a)
Reading her books aloud
b)
Waiting for a friend to play
c)
Eating her curds and whey
d)
Counting her money all day
2.

What did he bump?

a)

head

b)

knee

c)

hand

d)

music

3.

Follow the rhyme...

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water.

a)

Jack fell down and broke his jug,

And Jill came tumbling after.

b)

Jack fell down and broke his arm,

And Jill came tumbling after.

c)

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

d)

Jack fell down and broke his trainers,

And Jill came tumbling after.

4.

rest

a)

test

b)

rid

c)

glad

d)

mast

5.

bad

a)

sam

b)

glad

c)

men

d)

sit

6.

grand

a)

sad

b)

dance

c)

mad

d)

land

7.

fly

a)

dry

b)

dad

c)

band

d)

fast

8.

play

a)

clap

b)

plan

c)

stay

d)

flap

9.

deal

a)

wheel

b)

pane

c)

stain

d)

flick

Answer Key

Nursery Rhymes

Total questions: 9

1.
c) Eating her curds and whey
2.
a)

head

3.
c)

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

4.
a)

test

5.
b)

glad

6.
d)

land

7.
a)

dry

8.
c)

stay

9.
a)

wheel

FAQs

What does this nursery rhymes worksheet help Kindergarten students learn?

This 9-question multiple-choice worksheet develops nursery rhyme comprehension and rhyming-word recognition. Students recall details from familiar rhymes, choose the correct continuation of a verse such as “Jack and Jill,” and identify rhyming pairs such as rest/test and deal/wheel.

How can I use this worksheet to teach nursery rhyme comprehension and rhyming words?

Read or recite each featured rhyme aloud before students answer the multiple-choice questions, pausing to have them predict the missing detail or ending. For the rhyme items, ask students to say both words aloud and listen for the matching ending sound; then use the answer choices to discuss why only one option completes the line or rhymes with the target word.

What mistakes should I watch for on this nursery rhymes worksheet?

Students may choose a detail that sounds plausible instead of recalling the exact nursery rhyme, such as selecting the wrong event for Jack and Jill’s ending. In the rhyming items, watch for choices that begin with the same sound or share a letter pattern without rhyming; have students compare the ending sounds in pairs such as bad/glad and play/stay.

How do I assign and grade this nursery rhymes worksheet?

Wayground provides this nursery rhymes worksheet as both a printable PDF and a digital quiz, with a complete answer key for all 9 multiple-choice questions. Grade printed submissions by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app, or review responses through the digital version.

How can I differentiate this nursery rhymes worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to increase font size or spacing so Kindergarten students can read the nursery rhyme prompts and answer choices more comfortably. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when helpful for students working with the rhyme details and word pairs.

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