Rhyme Scheme is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on working out a stanza's rhyme scheme from its end words, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.
1.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "My grandpa's boat is small and blue; / it leaks a little, that is true. / But when the tide is running fast, / he says it's built to really last."
A.ABAB
B.ABCB
C.AABB
2.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The wind went racing down the street / and rattled every door. / It swept the leaves around our feet / and then it came for more."
A.ABAB
B.AABB
C.ABCB
3.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "A spider spun a silver thread / between two blades of grass. / By morning, dew had hung its bed / with beads as bright as glass."
A.ABAB
B.ABCB
C.AABB
4.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "I found a shell upon the sand, / as pink as early light. / I held it gently in my hand / and kept it safe all night."
A.ABAB
B.AABB
C.ABCB
5.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "Grandma kept a garden / with tomatoes in a row. / She talked to every seedling / and she told them how to grow."
A.ABAB
B.ABCB
C.AABB
6.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The cat sat by the open door / and watched the rain begin to pour. / A bird flew past the garden wall, / too quick for her to catch at all."
A.ABCB
B.ABAB
C.AABB
7.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The clock upstairs began to chime; / the house was dark and deep. / I counted every stroke of time / until I fell asleep."
A.ABCB
B.AABB
C.ABAB
8.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The lighthouse on the headland / turns its lamp out to sea. / The ships that pass at evening / are as safe as they can be."
A.ABAB
B.ABCB
C.AABB
LessonPrint · RL.5.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rhyme Scheme
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.AABB
2.ABAB
3.ABAB
4.ABAB
5.ABCB
6.AABB
7.ABAB
8.ABCB
Questions about Rhyme Scheme
What does the Rhyme Scheme worksheet cover?
It practices working out a stanza's rhyme scheme from its end words — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RL.5.5: Explain how the chapters or stanzas fit together into a whole. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Rhyme Scheme practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 — RL.5.5, under Reading: Literature for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Rhyme Scheme is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RL.5.5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Rhyme Scheme 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 Rhyme Scheme can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Rhyme Scheme free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Rhyme Scheme, 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 RL.5.5
Explain how the chapters or stanzas fit together into a whole.