Year 1 English Poems and Rhymes: check-up and quiz
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Exercise 9Z Check-up
Key words. A rhyme is two words that end with the same sound.
Method. Rhyming words end with the same sound. Find the word that ends in -un, like fun.
- Say fun and listen to its ending. Rhyming words end with the same sound.fun → -un
- Check the ending of each choice. Look at the end of each word, not the start.sun → -un cup → -up tree → -ee
- Write the word that matches. sun ends with -un, the same as fun.sun
Check. Say fun and sun out loud. They end with the same sound. ✓
Watch out. Do not pick a word because it starts with the same letter. Look at the end.
Method. Count each row of words in the poem. Do not count the title.
- Start at the top line. Each row of words is one line.line 1
- Count down to the last line. Count each line once, even if its words repeat.1, 2, 3, 4
- Write the number. 4 lines
Check. Count them again from the bottom: 4 lines. ✓
Watch out. A repeated line is still a line, so count it too.
Method. Read each pair of lines and find the lines that come again.
- Read line 1. Look for its words later in the poem.Rain is falling on my hat.
- Find the same words at the end. Lines 5 and 6 have the same words as lines 1 and 2.lines 5 and 6 = lines 1 and 2
- Write the answer. Lines 1 and 2
Check. Read lines 5 and 6 and check them against lines 1 and 2. ✓
Watch out. Check every word of each line before you say it repeats.
Method. The last word of a line is the word at its very end, just before the full stop or comma.
- Find line 3. Count down the poem to that line.Line 3: Three little chicks sat on a log.
- Look at the very end of the line. The last word is the one before the full stop or comma.the end word is log
- Write the word. log
Check. Say the whole line aloud. It ends with log. ✓
Watch out. Do not write the full stop or the comma. Write only the word.
Method. Think of a word that ends with the same sound as mug, then keep the -ug ending.
- Say mug and listen to its ending. The ending is -ug.mug → -ug
- Keep the ending the same. A rhyme word must end with -ug.keep -ug
- Change the first letter and write a new word. A new first letter makes a new word with the same ending.bug
Check. Say bug and mug out loud. They end with the same sound. Also correct: hug, rug or jug. ✓
Watch out. Keep the -ug ending. Changing it stops the word rhyming with mug.
Method. Find line 4, then the line that comes after it.
- Find the line Four little chicks met a frog. It is line 4.line 4
- Look at line 5. Line 5 comes next.Five little chicks are tucked in tight.
- Write the answer. Five little chicks are tucked in tight.
Check. Read line 4 and then line 5 aloud. The poem goes on counting. ✓
Watch out. The line after line 4 is line 5, not line 3.
Key words. To make a new rhyme means to find another word that ends with the same sound.
Method. To make a new rhyme, keep the ending the same and change the start of the word.
- Say cake and listen to its ending. The ending is the part that sounds the same as the rhyme.cake → -ake
- Keep the ending the same. A rhyme word must end with -ake.keep -ake
- Change the start and write a new word. A new first letter makes a new word with the same ending.lake
Check. Say cake and lake out loud. They end with the same sound. Also correct: lake, make, bake or take. ✓
Watch out. Change only the start of the word. Changing the end stops the word from rhyming with cake.
Method. Find line 1 of Autumn Leaves, then its last word.
- Read line 1. Line 1 is the first row of the poem.Red and gold, the leaves fall down.
- Find the last word. The last word is the one before the full stop.down
- Compare with Tom. Fall is not the last word of line 1.fall is not right
- Write the answer. No. The last word of line 1 is down.
Check. Read line 1 aloud and stop at the full stop. ✓
Watch out. Check the end of the line, not a word in the middle.
Method. Think about what joining in means, and one easy way to do it.
- Think about joining in. Joining in is saying the words with a grown-up.say the words with a grown-up
- Think of an easy way. Saying the rhyme words, or doing the actions, is a way to join in.rhyme words, actions
- Write one way. Say the rhyme words with a grown-up, or do the actions as you read.
Check. Try it with the grown-up: say the last word of each line. ✓
Watch out. Any one way is correct, such as doing an action.
Method. Listen to the end of each word, then compare the endings.
- Say sun and run. Listen to the end of each word.sun, run
- Look at the endings. Both words end with -un.sun → -un run → -un
- Write the explanation. They both end with the same sound, -un, so they rhyme.
Check. Say sun and run out loud. They rhyme. ✓
Watch out. Explain using the ending, not the first letter.
Total 16 marks. Allow about 16 minutes.
Exercise 9X End-of-chapter quiz
Key words. A rhyme is two words that end with the same sound.
Method. Rhyming words end with the same sound. Find the word that ends in -all, like wall.
- Say wall and listen to its ending. Rhyming words end with the same sound.wall → -all
- Check the ending of each choice. Look at the end of each word, not the start.small → -all sun → -un
- Write the word that matches. small ends with -all, the same as wall.small
Check. Say wall and small out loud. They end with the same sound. ✓
Watch out. Do not pick a word because it starts with the same letter. Look at the end.
Method. Count down the poem to the line that ends with tea.
- Read each line. Look for the line that ends with tea.Line 4: We run back home for tea.
- Count to that line. Count the lines from the top.1, 2, 3, 4
- Write the answer. Line 4
Check. Read line 4 aloud. It ends with tea. ✓
Watch out. Count from the top of the poem, not from the title.
Method. Count each row of words in the poem. Do not count the title.
- Start at the top line. Each row of words is one line.line 1
- Count down to the last line. Count each line once, even if its words repeat.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Write the number. 6 lines
Check. Count them again from the bottom: 6 lines. ✓
Watch out. A repeated line is still a line, so count it too.
Key words. A rhyme is two words that end with the same sound.
Method. Rhyming words end with the same sound. Find the word that ends in -ay, like play.
- Say play and listen to its ending. Rhyming words end with the same sound.play → -ay
- Check the ending of each choice. Look at the end of each word, not the start.say → -ay cup → -up ten → -en
- Write the word that matches. say ends with -ay, the same as play.say
Check. Say play and say out loud. They end with the same sound. ✓
Watch out. Do not pick a word because it starts with the same letter. Look at the end.
Key words. The odd one out is the word that is different from the others.
Method. Two words rhyme when they end with the same sound. Find the two that match, and the one that does not.
- Say each word and listen to its ending. Rhyming words end with the same sound.hot → -ot pot → -ot cup → -up
- Find the two words that match. Two words that rhyme end with the same sound.hot and pot both end in -ot
- Find the one that is different. cup does not end with -ot.cup is the odd one out
Check. Say hot and pot out loud. They sound the same at the end. ✓
Watch out. The odd one out has a different ending, even if it starts with the same letter.
Method. Find line 1, then the line that comes after it.
- Find line 1. It is the first line of the poem.One little hen sat in the sun.
- Look at line 2. Line 2 comes next.Two little chicks began to run.
- Write the answer. Two little chicks began to run.
Check. Read line 1 and then line 2 aloud. ✓
Watch out. Read the next line, not the one you are already on.
Method. Find the end word of line 1 and the end word of line 2.
- Find line 1. Line 1 ends with hat.hat
- Find line 2. Line 2 ends with pat.pat
- Write both words. Both are the rhyme words.hat and pat
Check. Say hat and pat out loud. They rhyme. ✓
Watch out. Give the end word of each line, not the whole line.
Key words. To make a new rhyme means to find another word that ends with the same sound.
Method. To make a new rhyme, keep the ending the same and change the start of the word.
- Say frog and listen to its ending. The ending is the part that sounds the same as the rhyme.frog → -og
- Keep the ending the same. A rhyme word must end with -og.keep -og
- Change the start and write a new word. A new first letter makes a new word with the same ending.dog
Check. Say frog and dog out loud. They end with the same sound. Also correct: dog, log or fog. ✓
Watch out. Change only the start of the word. Changing the end stops the word from rhyming with frog.
Method. Think about how many poems in this chapter repeat their lines.
- Think about Rain. Rain repeats its first two lines.lines 5 and 6 repeat lines 1 and 2
- Think about the other poems. My Cat, Park Day, Counting Chicks and Autumn Leaves do not repeat lines.no repeats
- Write the answer. No. Some poems repeat lines, but not all of them do.
Check. Count the poems that repeat lines: only Rain. ✓
Watch out. Do not decide from one poem. Check each one.
Method. Find the end word of the rhyme, then write a new line that ends with a word that rhymes with it.
- Pick a rhyme word. Run ends with -un.run → -un
- Find another word that ends with -un. Fun sounds the same at the end.fun → -un
- Write the new line. Read it aloud to check it makes sense.We like to run and have some fun.
Check. Say the line aloud. run and fun rhyme. Also correct: any line ending in -un, such as bun or sun. ✓
Watch out. Your line must make sense as well as end with a rhyme word.