Poems with Sound and Shape is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on a poem using sound devices, figurative language and line breaks, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
21 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Poems with Sound and Shape
W.5.10
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a poem about a busy kitchen. Fill it with onomatopoeia, and end with a line that slows down.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
2.Write a poem about a thunderstorm. Use at least one sound word, one simile and short lines for the loudest moments.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
LessonPrint · W.5.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Poems with Sound and Shape
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A kitchen poem built on onomatopoeia, ending with a slower final line.
2.A thunderstorm poem with a sound word, a simile and deliberately short lines at its loudest point.
Questions about Poems with Sound and Shape
What does the Poems with Sound and Shape worksheet cover?
It practices a poem using sound devices, figurative language and line breaks — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core W.5.10: Write regularly across subjects, at both short and long timescales. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Poems with Sound and Shape practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10 — W.5.10, under Writing for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Poems with Sound and Shape is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on W.5.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Poems with Sound and Shape come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Poems with Sound and Shape can I print?
25 versions, of which 21 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 Poems with Sound and Shape free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Poems with Sound and Shape, 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.
More practice for W.5.10
Write regularly across subjects, at both short and long timescales.