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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 134 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) dish (b) tree (c) stay
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – look (b) shed – cold (c) old – cold
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) coat (c) clay
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – look (b) book – bun (c) gold – look
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) jar (b) shed (c) mat
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – fly (b) bell – smell (c) rain – smell
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – spoon (b) smell – play (c) stay – play
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bread (b) soon – bread (c) head – look
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A cat on the wall (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The old banyan tree
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) jar (b) bread (c) fish
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) moon (b) hat (c) fish
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) train (b) wish (c) cold
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fly (b) sky – fly (c) sky – tree
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) dog (c) coat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – mat (b) fish – rake (c) bake – rake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – smell (b) well – smell (c) well – tray
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) my (c) smell
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – tree (b) pie – king (c) wing – king
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) day (b) bee (c) fly

Answer key

  1. stay
  2. old – cold
  3. took
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. book – look
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. mat
  10. 5
  11. bell – smell
  12. 3
  13. stay – play
  14. head – bread
  15. The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. Peacocks spread their tails
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. 7
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. bread
  24. fish
  25. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  26. 5
  27. wish
  28. 7
  29. sky – fly
  30. wish
  31. bake – rake
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. well – smell
  37. bright
  38. Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. wing – king
  40. bee

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