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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 155 · 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) dog – night (b) bright – mat (c) bright – night
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – high (b) sky – cold (c) sky – high
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – key (b) play – shed (c) red – shed
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – goat (b) moon – hook (c) book – hook
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) swish (b) noon (c) bread
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – sea (b) bee – sea (c) bee – hat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The moon, round and white
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – run (b) lake – snake (c) bell – snake
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) king (b) well (c) bright
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) smell (b) bread (c) kite
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – day (b) bed – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) head (b) bake (c) mouse
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Morning bells ring out
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) float (b) smell (c) jar
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – star (b) book – look (c) soon – look
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) knee (b) chain (c) cat
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) sun (c) dish
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – white (b) balloon – noon (c) bed – noon
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) light (b) frog (c) ring
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – tray (b) clay – cat (c) clay – tray
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – book (b) took – book (c) took – goat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – frog (b) dog – frog (c) dog – jar
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) blouse (b) one (c) head
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) bread
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – guitar (b) hook – guitar (c) car – fog
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. bright – night
  2. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. sky – high
  4. 2
  5. red – shed
  6. book – hook
  7. bread
  8. bee – sea
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. lake – snake
  13. bright
  14. kite
  15. mouse – blouse
  16. head
  17. The wind plays with my long hair
  18. The lazy cow chews and chews
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. jar
  22. book – look
  23. 7
  24. chain
  25. Diyas glow at night
  26. mouse
  27. balloon – noon
  28. frog
  29. 4
  30. clay – tray
  31. took – book
  32. dog – frog
  33. one
  34. Kites dance in the sky
  35. dog
  36. 5
  37. The dry leaves whisper
  38. 5
  39. car – guitar
  40. 7

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