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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 182 · 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) tray – sky (b) tray – stay (c) night – stay
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) shed (c) one
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) coat (b) house (c) log
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – cook (b) white – sing (c) ring – sing
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  8. 8.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – book (b) took – book (c) took – noon
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – light (b) night – light (c) night – rake
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) look (b) hat (c) brain
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) train (b) sky (c) sing
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) swish (b) day (c) old
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Bees hum near the pond
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) fish – run (c) sun – bright
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – balloon (b) soon – balloon (c) soon – my
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Little ants march on (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) brain (b) bright (c) book
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – cook (b) guitar – far (c) tree – far
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) blouse – goat (c) tree – mouse
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – mat (b) jog – car (c) guitar – car
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) fun (b) hat (c) star
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Rain taps on the roof
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) chain (b) lake (c) note
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bright (b) sun (c) cook

Answer key

  1. tray – stay
  2. cat
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. house
  6. ring – sing
  7. Little ants march on
  8. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  9. 5
  10. took – book
  11. night – light
  12. The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. look
  14. Paper boats sail down the drain
  15. train
  16. old
  17. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. sun – run
  21. soon – balloon
  22. A cat on the wall
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  26. brain
  27. Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 3
  29. guitar – far
  30. blouse – mouse
  31. The old banyan tree
  32. 2
  33. guitar – car
  34. 7
  35. 3
  36. fun
  37. Rain taps on the roof
  38. 2
  39. note
  40. cook

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