KS1 English textbook
Year 1 English Poems and Rhymes: lesson and practice
- Strand Reading comprehension
- Level Year 1
- Practice 85 questions with step-by-step solutions
By the end of this chapter you will be able to
- Say which words rhyme, and find a word that rhymes with another
- Listen to a poem and join in with its rhyme words and actions
- Find the lines that repeat and the lines that rhyme
- Learn a short poem by heart, a few lines at a time
- Make a new rhyme by keeping the ending the same
You should already know
- Letters and their sounds (Chapter 1)
- Adding endings such as -s and -ing (Chapter 5)
- Sentences with capital letters and full stops (Chapter 6)
Where this leads
- Stories and fairy tales (Chapter 8)
- Writing my own sentences and stories (Chapter 11)
Lessons in this chapter
- 9.1 Rhyming words · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 9.2 Joining in with poems · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 9.3 Repeated lines and patterns · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 9.4 Learning a poem by heart · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 9.5 Making new rhymes · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- Summary and key words
- Check-up and end-of-chapter quiz · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).
Practise with real exam questions
The DfE publishes the old KS1 tests, with mark schemes, for free. They are optional for schools now, so use them as extra practice.