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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 207 · 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 “hat”? (a) swing (b) wish (c) mat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – far (b) noon – balloon (c) goat – balloon
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) knee (b) well (c) soon
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) star (c) fun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) tree (b) car (c) old
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – fog
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A green parrot sings
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fog (b) log – cake (c) log – fog
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) light (b) dish (c) fog
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  15. 15.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A frog on a leaf
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) jar
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) far (b) brain (c) cake
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) fold (b) shell (c) dog
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – brain (b) plain – bat (c) plain – brain
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) pie (c) smell
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) tray (b) note (c) light
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) car (b) fish (c) brain
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – ring (b) sky – hat (c) bat – hat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) my (b) log (c) bold
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) float (b) rain (c) far
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) bold – tell (c) bell – clay
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – my (b) house – coat (c) goat – coat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) look
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) bake (b) wish (c) fog
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) cook (b) house (c) hat

Answer key

  1. mat
  2. noon – balloon
  3. 7
  4. soon
  5. mouse
  6. tree
  7. blouse – house
  8. A green parrot sings
  9. 7
  10. log – fog
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. dish
  14. Rain taps on the roof
  15. Green parrots chatter all day
  16. 7
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. 2
  19. jar
  20. far
  21. dog
  22. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  23. plain – brain
  24. 1
  25. 7
  26. bake
  27. 3
  28. note
  29. brain
  30. bat – hat
  31. log
  32. 3
  33. far
  34. bell – tell
  35. goat – coat
  36. 2
  37. hat
  38. fog
  39. 5
  40. hat

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