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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 227 · 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) fold – bee (b) fold – cold (c) ring – cold
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – train (b) rat – mat (c) play – mat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) hat (b) rake (c) my
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) my (b) night (c) dish
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) well (c) mat
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) tell (b) kite (c) day
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) sing (b) bake (c) stay
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) key (b) brain (c) clay
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – shell (b) tell – noon (c) tell – shell
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cake (b) king – cat (c) mat – cat
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) sea (b) pie (c) bed
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) chain (b) wing (c) day
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sing (b) wing – run (c) knee – sing
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) swing (b) star (c) frog
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) red (b) spoon (c) well
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dish (b) bread (c) knee
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) cake (b) wing (c) dish
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – bell
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) night (c) fly
  35. 35.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Morning bells ring out
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) float (b) tree (c) chain
  37. 37.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Stars blink one by one
  38. 38.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Rain taps on the roof
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – white (b) light – white (c) light – bold
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) wing (c) gold

Answer key

  1. fold – cold
  2. rat – mat
  3. my
  4. Kites dance in the sky
  5. 4
  6. night
  7. 7
  8. rain
  9. 1
  10. 5
  11. day
  12. stay
  13. Soft snow on the hills
  14. clay
  15. tell – shell
  16. mat – cat
  17. pie
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. day
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. wing – sing
  24. frog
  25. 4
  26. 3
  27. spoon
  28. 5
  29. knee
  30. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 5
  32. dish
  33. clay – play
  34. sing
  35. Morning bells ring out
  36. chain
  37. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. The puddles shine like mirrors
  39. light – white
  40. mat

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