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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 187 · 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) red – night (b) bright – frog (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) Soft snow on the hills (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – mouse (b) blouse – cold (c) blouse – mouse
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The dry leaves whisper
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – tray (b) far – run (c) fun – run
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – kite (b) night – kite (c) night – red
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) dog (b) took (c) red
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) white (b) fog (c) key
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – coat (b) shell – hat (c) cat – hat
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The dry leaves whisper
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) gold (b) my (c) car
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The temple bells ring softly
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) tray (b) guitar (c) sun
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – my (b) pie – my (c) pie – stay
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) cat (c) moon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) run (b) lake (c) cook
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) balloon (b) swish (c) run
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) chain (b) fog (c) king
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cook (b) rain – cook (c) took – fish
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – day (b) hook – book (c) key – book
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) tell (b) balloon (c) note
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – jar (b) mouse – tree (c) sea – tree
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – old (b) rain – bee (c) knee – bee

Answer key

  1. bright – night
  2. Waves carry shells to the shore
  3. blouse – mouse
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. The dry leaves whisper
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. fun – run
  10. 3
  11. night – kite
  12. red
  13. fog
  14. 2
  15. cat – hat
  16. The lazy cow chews and chews
  17. my
  18. A frog on a leaf
  19. 1
  20. sun
  21. 7
  22. 2
  23. pie – my
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. car
  27. cook
  28. 2
  29. The baby laughs at the moon
  30. The moon, round and white
  31. balloon
  32. king
  33. took – cook
  34. hook – book
  35. tell
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. 4
  39. sea – tree
  40. knee – bee

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