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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 223 · 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) cook – fog (b) fun – look (c) cook – look
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) king (c) shell
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – night (b) kite – cold (c) kite – night
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) hat (b) frog (c) moon
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) bright – play (c) soon – light
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – note (b) coat – note (c) coat – house
  10. 10.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 green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot chai in a cup
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – swing (b) wing – blouse (c) wing – swing
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) one (b) hook (c) cake
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) red (b) gold (c) log
  15. 15.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bat (b) cold (c) took
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) tray (b) light (c) house
  20. 20.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) bun (b) tree (c) goat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) sun (b) stay (c) key
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – cook (b) hook – cook (c) hook – jog
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dish (b) bright – dish (c) wish – moon
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – fly (b) snake – well (c) bell – well
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – light (b) one – fun (c) gold – fun
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) moon (c) bee
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The temple bells ring softly
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sun (b) day (c) balloon
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – frog (b) jog – frog (c) jog – hat
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. cook – look
  2. boat
  3. kite – night
  4. 4
  5. frog
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. bright – light
  9. coat – note
  10. A green parrot sings
  11. Waves carry shells to the shore
  12. wing – swing
  13. hook
  14. log
  15. The baby laughs at the moon
  16. took
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. light
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. 3
  24. bun
  25. 2
  26. key
  27. hook – cook
  28. wish – dish
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. 2
  32. bell – well
  33. one – fun
  34. kite
  35. Morning bells ring out
  36. sun
  37. 1
  38. 7
  39. jog – frog
  40. 4

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