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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.

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Rhyme Scheme

RL.5.5

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1.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
2.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The puppy shook its muddy hair / and sprayed the water everywhere, / then rolled across the kitchen floor / and barked to go outside once more."
  • A.AABB
  • B.ABCB
  • C.ABAB
3.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The baker rises in the night / and works beneath a single light. / By dawn the loaves are piled up high, / and steam drifts upward to the sky."
  • A.ABAB
  • B.ABCB
  • C.AABB
4.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "The river runs beneath the bridge, / the swallows dip and climb, / a heron waits along the ridge / for fish, and takes its time."
  • A.ABCB
  • B.ABAB
  • C.AABB
5.What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza? "We packed a bag and climbed the hill; / the morning air was cold and still. / We reached the top before the sun / and knew the hardest part was done."
  • A.ABAB
  • B.AABB
  • C.ABCB
6.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.AABB
  • B.ABCB
  • C.ABAB
7.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.ABCB
  • B.ABAB
  • C.AABB
8.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.AABB
  • B.ABCB
  • C.ABAB

LessonPrint · RL.5.5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Rhyme Scheme

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.AABB
  2. 2.AABB
  3. 3.AABB
  4. 4.ABAB
  5. 5.AABB
  6. 6.ABCB
  7. 7.AABB
  8. 8.ABAB

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.