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Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on finishing a line of verse by its rhyme, repeated words or first sounds, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

RL.2.4

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Finish each line with a word from the box.

1.Use the repeated words: "Tick-tock, tick-tock, / goes the big old clock. / ___, tick-tock, / it never stops."

Choose: Tick-tock · Ding-dong · Bang-bang

2.Choose the rhyme: "Drip, drop, drip, drop, / the rain will never ___."

Choose: stop · end · finish

3.Choose the rhyme: "One, two, buckle my shoe; / three, four, knock at the ___."

Choose: door · gate · house

4.Choose the rhyme: "I found a shell upon the sand / and held it gently in my ___."

Choose: hand · palm · fingers

5.Use the repeated word: "Snow is falling, falling, falling, / snow is falling, ___ down."

Choose: falling · drifting · coming

6.Keep the same first sound: "Big brown bears ___ in the bushes."

Choose: bounce · sleep · hide

7.Choose the rhyme: "The cat sat on the garden wall / and watched the leaves begin to ___."

Choose: fall · drop · blow

8.Keep the same first sound: "Six slippery snails ___ slowly."

Choose: slid · moved · crept

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Answer key — Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Tick-tock
  2. 2.stop
  3. 3.door
  4. 4.hand
  5. 5.falling
  6. 6.bounce
  7. 7.fall
  8. 8.slid

Questions about Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

What does the Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines worksheet cover?

It practices finishing a line of verse by its rhyme, repeated words or first sounds — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.4: Notice rhyme, repeated lines and beat, and say what they add. The instruction to students is “Finish each line with a word from the box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 — RL.2.4, under Reading: Literature for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines can I print?

25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.2.4?

Yes — “Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RL.2.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.2.4

Notice rhyme, repeated lines and beat, and say what they add.

Teaching this next? Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.