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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 224 · 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 “cat”? (a) rat (b) tell (c) bee
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – coat (b) rain – coat (c) float – bat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – noon (b) pie – dog (c) jog – dog
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bright (b) tray (c) mat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) snake – play (c) plain – lake
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – white (b) night – white (c) night – frog
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) hook (c) sky
  12. 12.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – noon (b) lake – rake (c) well – rake
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – fly (b) noon – fly (c) sky – cat
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – fish (b) swish – fold (c) swish – fish
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – sun
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – kite (b) white – rat (c) tree – kite
  22. 22.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Little ants march on
  23. 23.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A green parrot sings
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) tell (c) cold
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The moon, round and white
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) soon (b) look (c) bee
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The moon, round and white (c) Rain taps on the roof
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – bold (b) bake – bold (c) cold – light
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – house (b) mouse – house (c) mouse – goat
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tray (b) stay – snake (c) stay – tray
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) bat – wish (c) fish – cold
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 34.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) shell (b) book (c) train
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – white (b) kite – play (c) kite – white
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) fish (b) log (c) note

Answer key

  1. rat
  2. float – coat
  3. jog – dog
  4. 5
  5. mat
  6. snake – lake
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. night – white
  11. boat
  12. Stars blink one by one
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. lake – rake
  16. 5
  17. sky – fly
  18. swish – fish
  19. 4
  20. wish – fish
  21. white – kite
  22. Little ants march on
  23. The lazy cow chews and chews
  24. key
  25. Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. look
  27. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  28. cold – bold
  29. mouse – house
  30. stay – tray
  31. 3
  32. fish – wish
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. Rain taps on the roof
  35. book
  36. The baby laughs at the moon
  37. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. kite – white
  39. 5
  40. note

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