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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 225 · 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) smell – balloon (b) noon – balloon (c) noon – swish
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – look (b) took – wish (c) took – look
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The dry leaves whisper
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A cat on the wall
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – bold (b) car – bold (c) fold – king
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – hat (b) cook – goat (c) coat – goat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – balloon (b) sky – pie (c) hook – pie
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) coat (b) night (c) rat
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – swish (b) fish – swish (c) fish – head
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) high (b) noon (c) key
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) plain (b) shell (c) cake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) knee (b) blouse (c) wish
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – old (b) day – train (c) plain – train
  27. 27.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Little ants march on
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – wing (b) king – spoon (c) king – wing
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) wish – tell (c) well – sea
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – bright (c) swish – blouse
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) clay (b) pie (c) cold
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – fly (b) pie – kite (c) pie – fly
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – lake (b) play – coat (c) boat – coat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – mouse (b) blouse – mouse (c) blouse – one
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. noon – balloon
  2. took – look
  3. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  4. 3
  5. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  6. The wind plays with my long hair
  7. fold – bold
  8. coat – goat
  9. 5
  10. sky – pie
  11. rat
  12. 7
  13. fish – swish
  14. 4
  15. high
  16. 5
  17. 7
  18. 4
  19. Rain taps on the roof
  20. 7
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. A frog on a leaf
  24. plain
  25. blouse
  26. plain – train
  27. Little ants march on
  28. king – wing
  29. well – tell
  30. 5
  31. house – blouse
  32. cold
  33. pie – fly
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. 3
  37. 7
  38. boat – coat
  39. blouse – mouse
  40. 7

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