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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 197 · 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) shed – guitar (b) snake – red (c) shed – red
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) kite (b) rake (c) smell
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The old banyan tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) wish (b) key (c) swing
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) well (b) mat (c) knee
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) blouse (b) dog (c) bell
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – noon (b) well – noon (c) balloon – cake
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – well (b) blouse – well (c) shell – fog
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The old banyan tree
  15. 15.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 moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – train (b) gold – bold (c) look – bold
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – wing (b) clay – wing (c) swing – fold
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – jog (b) dog – wish (c) dog – jog
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – mat (b) cat – mat (c) cat – house
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) white (c) lake
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – knee (b) head – red (c) rake – red
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A frog on a leaf (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) key (c) dish
  28. 28.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) dog (b) tray (c) mouse
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) look (b) key (c) brain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) fold (b) cat (c) boat
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) goat (b) kite (c) well
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fish (b) tell (c) knee
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – rake (b) cake – rake (c) cake – gold
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) coat

Answer key

  1. shed – red
  2. smell
  3. 7
  4. The old banyan tree
  5. swing
  6. well
  7. 3
  8. bell
  9. 2
  10. balloon – noon
  11. shell – well
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. The moon, round and white
  16. 3
  17. 7
  18. gold – bold
  19. swing – wing
  20. dog – jog
  21. cat – mat
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. 3
  24. king
  25. head – red
  26. A frog on a leaf
  27. red
  28. Rain taps on the roof
  29. tray
  30. 7
  31. brain
  32. boat
  33. 3
  34. kite
  35. fish
  36. 5
  37. The lazy cow chews and chews
  38. 5
  39. cake – rake
  40. cat

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