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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 172 · 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 “noon”? (a) balloon (b) red (c) took
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) dish (c) coat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – fly (b) knee – snake (c) rake – snake
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – spoon (b) soon – spoon (c) soon – play
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – train (b) cat – stay (c) tray – stay
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bat (b) stay (c) king
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) dish (c) guitar
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – brain
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – play (b) spoon – white (c) bright – white
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) balloon (b) stay (c) fly
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) far (c) shell
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Hot chai in a cup
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) soon (b) bee (c) wing
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rain (b) run (c) lake
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – bread (b) red – bread (c) red – coat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) lake (b) light (c) king
  32. 32.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) The old banyan tree (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) brain (b) day (c) rat
  34. 34.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) The moon, round and white (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – smell (b) frog – dog (c) high – dog
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – pie (b) tree – key (c) star – key
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – swish (b) dish – swish (c) dish – house
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) car (b) well (c) mouse
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) bread – book (c) jog – head

Answer key

  1. balloon
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. moon
  6. rake – snake
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. soon – spoon
  10. tray – stay
  11. 7
  12. king
  13. 3
  14. lake
  15. 2
  16. blouse – mouse
  17. 4
  18. bright – white
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. Soft snow on the hills
  23. 5
  24. balloon
  25. 7
  26. mat
  27. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. bee
  29. lake
  30. red – bread
  31. king
  32. The old banyan tree
  33. rat
  34. The moon, round and white
  35. 7
  36. frog – dog
  37. tree – key
  38. dish – swish
  39. mouse
  40. bread – head

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