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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 159 · 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) my – fly (b) star – fly (c) my – head
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) fish – cat (c) plain – wish
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – rat (b) mat – tree (c) mat – rat
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The moon, round and white (c) Rain taps on the roof
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – play (b) day – cake (c) day – play
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – white (b) bright – bun (c) bright – white
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) shell (c) cold
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bun (b) soon (c) frog
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – log (b) kite – night (c) pie – night
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  21. 21.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) shell (c) car
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – goat (b) cat – mat (c) sing – mat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – rake (b) lake – brain (c) lake – rake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) old (b) bed (c) sky
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) bake – white (c) night – shell
  29. 29.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) lake (b) day (c) shed
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) dog (c) run
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – bun (c) swing – blouse
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) sun (c) play
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) star (b) red (c) wing
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – cake (b) lake – cake (c) lake – blouse
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – chain (b) rain – chain (c) rain – far
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. my – fly
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. Waves carry shells to the shore
  6. fish – wish
  7. 5
  8. mat – rat
  9. The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. day – play
  13. 5
  14. bright – white
  15. 5
  16. bat
  17. 7
  18. frog
  19. kite – night
  20. 7
  21. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. rake
  23. 5
  24. cat – mat
  25. 7
  26. lake – rake
  27. sky
  28. night – white
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. Clouds drift past the hill
  31. day
  32. Bees hum near the pond
  33. rain
  34. mouse – blouse
  35. gold
  36. 2
  37. red
  38. lake – cake
  39. rain – chain
  40. 4

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