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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 158 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) jar (c) ring
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) pie (b) cake (c) hat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – jar (b) moon – noon (c) pie – noon
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The old banyan tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) old (b) well (c) spoon
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) blouse (b) chain (c) balloon
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – one (b) noon – one (c) sun – king
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) bright – cat (c) well – light
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) smell – clay (c) cat – shell
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) king (b) frog (c) bake
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – cold (b) old – cold (c) old – bake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – wing (b) sing – mouse (c) sing – wing
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) cake (b) ring (c) blouse
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) mat (b) fold (c) shed
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – play
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) swing (b) cat (c) train
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – frog (b) fog – bell (c) mat – frog
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Little ants march on (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) sing (b) look (c) swish
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) cake (b) bun (c) balloon
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bed (b) hat – bat (c) tree – bat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) white (b) soon (c) chain
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – wish (b) dish – blouse (c) dish – wish

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. moon
  3. cake
  4. moon – noon
  5. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. 7
  7. spoon
  8. chain
  9. 7
  10. sun – one
  11. bright – light
  12. smell – shell
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. 7
  17. frog
  18. old – cold
  19. sing – wing
  20. 7
  21. blouse
  22. 1
  23. fold
  24. mouse – blouse
  25. cat
  26. fog – frog
  27. 2
  28. Little ants march on
  29. look
  30. balloon
  31. 5
  32. 7
  33. Clouds drift past the hill
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. hat – bat
  37. 3
  38. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  39. chain
  40. dish – wish

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