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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 213 · 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 “blouse”? (a) jog (b) mouse (c) old
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – tell (b) bell – tell (c) bell – high
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) plain (b) rat (c) look
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – white (b) bell – shed (c) red – shed
  8. 8.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) Bees hum near the pond
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) tray (c) fog
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) cook (b) tell (c) mouse
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) swing (b) cat (c) coat
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – fly (b) bee – tree (c) bun – tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – bake (b) sing – tray (c) day – tray
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) mouse (b) bake (c) train
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The moon, round and white
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – tree (b) cake – cook (c) look – cook
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – fish (b) wish – old (c) wish – fish
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) snake – sing (c) key – lake
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – swing (b) ring – swing (c) ring – sun
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – play (b) day – bun (c) day – play
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) gold (b) play (c) bat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fold (b) rake (c) noon
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – high
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – cold (b) tree – mouse (c) house – mouse
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – rain (b) fold – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – cook (b) jar – boat (c) goat – boat
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. mouse
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. bell – tell
  6. look
  7. red – shed
  8. Bees hum near the pond
  9. my
  10. tell
  11. coat
  12. 5
  13. bee – tree
  14. day – tray
  15. bake
  16. 1
  17. The moon, round and white
  18. look – cook
  19. 7
  20. Mangoes in the sun
  21. wish – fish
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. 5
  24. snake – lake
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. ring – swing
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. day – play
  31. 3
  32. bat
  33. noon
  34. jog – log
  35. 3
  36. house – mouse
  37. 7
  38. mouse – blouse
  39. goat – boat
  40. 2

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