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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 210 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – tray (b) clay – tray (c) clay – dish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Morning bells ring out
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – pie (b) fly – pie (c) fly – rake
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) far (b) sing (c) fold
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fun (b) fish – fun (c) one – king
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Little ants march on
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – swing (b) king – swing (c) king – mat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bed (b) boat (c) jog
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – far (b) star – my (c) float – far
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mat (b) bat – car (c) bat – mat
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – train (b) sun – fun (c) hat – fun
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) fold – bell (c) well – king
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) kite (b) house (c) well
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) gold (b) spoon (c) light
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) swing (c) fun
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Morning bells ring out
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) took (b) bun (c) bat
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – tree (b) key – tree (c) key – bell
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – spoon (b) soon – brain (c) soon – spoon
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – gold (b) bat – dish (c) fish – dish
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – sky (b) fly – sky (c) fly – snake
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) sea (b) sky (c) ring
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) well (b) white (c) wing
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – sea (b) soon – noon (c) swish – noon
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) jog (b) tree (c) stay
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) moon (b) sing (c) book
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) far (b) knee (c) house

Answer key

  1. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  2. 4
  3. clay – tray
  4. 7
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 5
  7. fly – pie
  8. far
  9. 1
  10. Clouds drift past the hill
  11. one – fun
  12. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. king – swing
  14. jog
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. star – far
  18. 2
  19. bat – mat
  20. sun – fun
  21. 7
  22. well – bell
  23. house
  24. gold
  25. mouse
  26. 2
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. bun
  29. key – tree
  30. soon – spoon
  31. 5
  32. fish – dish
  33. 2
  34. fly – sky
  35. sky
  36. white
  37. soon – noon
  38. tree
  39. sing
  40. knee

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