Basic 2 · Ghanaian Language · Rhymes

Rhymes with Correct Rhythm

In this topic you will say rhymes in your Ghanaian language with the correct rhythm.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

A rhyme sounds best when we say it with a steady beat, like a drum. Let us say rhymes with good rhythm.

Rhythm: The pattern of strong and soft beats in words or music.

Rhyming words end with the same sound.

English example: "Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a penny, two a penny…" — buns and buns, penny and penny.

Find rhyming endings in rhymes in your own language.

You need: Locally made song or poem cards, Local drum, Gourd shaker

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. The pattern of beats in a rhyme is its…
- A. Rhythm
- B. Colour
- C. Size
- D. Shape
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Answer: RhythmRhythm is the beat pattern.
2. Which pair of English words rhyme?
- A. Cake and lake
- B. Cake and dog
- C. Sun and moon
- D. Pen and cup
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Answer: Cake and lakeThey end with the same sound.
3. We can clap to keep the rhythm.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueClapping keeps the beat.
4. Rhymes should be said with no rhythm.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseRhythm makes rhymes sound good.
5. To say a part more strongly is to ______ it.
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Answer: stressThat is stress.
6. Say a rhyme and clap its rhythm. Write its first line.
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Answer: Answers will differ.Learners write a rhyme line.