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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 15 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – sky (b) lake – bake (c) balloon – bake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) sea (b) rake (c) fish
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) bed (b) fly (c) tell
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) balloon (b) cake (c) white
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) king (b) noon (c) cook
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) shed (c) cold
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) jog (c) king
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – guitar (b) star – swish (c) star – guitar
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – day (b) took – book (c) log – book
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – smell (b) bell – smell (c) bell – soon
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) coat (b) clay (c) dish
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – night (b) light – wish (c) light – night
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bright (b) coat – bright (c) night – bread
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) blouse (c) rain
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) high (c) brain
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) clay (b) coat (c) noon
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) rat (b) mouse (c) clay
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – swing (b) ring – star (c) ring – swing
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – frog (b) fly – key (c) tree – key
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) jog (c) train
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) note (b) bold (c) blouse
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – rat (b) brain – took (c) cook – took

Answer key

  1. lake – bake
  2. 5
  3. fish
  4. bed
  5. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. white
  7. 5
  8. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  9. 7
  10. noon
  11. plain
  12. hat
  13. Kites dance in the sky
  14. 5
  15. star – guitar
  16. 5
  17. took – book
  18. bell – smell
  19. Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 3
  21. Green parrots chatter all day
  22. clay
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. light – night
  26. night – bright
  27. spoon
  28. 3
  29. tree
  30. 1
  31. coat
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. clay
  35. 7
  36. ring – swing
  37. tree – key
  38. ring
  39. blouse
  40. cook – took

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