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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 196 · 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) wing – ring (b) bee – ring (c) wing – bell
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) smell (b) swish (c) gold
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) head (b) day (c) bold
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – float (b) kite – light (c) soon – light
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – star (b) far – star (c) far – swish
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) key (b) star (c) high
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) bright (b) mouse (c) king
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The moon, round and white
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) note – chain (c) train – car
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Little ants march on (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) brain (b) bold (c) book
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) book (b) fog (c) bun
  20. 20.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  21. 21.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Soft snow on the hills
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – tree (b) light – sky (c) pie – sky
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) noon – play (c) goat – soon
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) took (b) light (c) noon
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A cat on the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) balloon (b) fun (c) gold
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) run (b) cat (c) cake
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – note (c) sing – soon
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) cake (b) blouse (c) look
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – goat (b) boat – cake (c) boat – goat
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cake (b) play – tray (c) tree – tray
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) rat (b) shell (c) fly
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. wing – ring
  2. 7
  3. swish
  4. head
  5. Mangoes in the sun
  6. 4
  7. kite – light
  8. far – star
  9. The lazy cow chews and chews
  10. high
  11. 3
  12. mouse
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. train – chain
  15. The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. book
  19. book
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  22. pie – sky
  23. 3
  24. noon – soon
  25. light
  26. Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. 2
  28. A cat on the wall
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. fun
  33. cat
  34. moon – soon
  35. blouse
  36. boat – goat
  37. play – tray
  38. 5
  39. rat
  40. 7

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