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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 259 · 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) fish – house (b) blouse – wing (c) blouse – house
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) coat (b) blouse (c) mat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bell (b) gold – key (c) tree – key
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – balloon (b) high – jar (c) far – jar
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – rain (b) blouse – moon (c) spoon – moon
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) cake – tell (c) my – bake
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – cake (b) well – log (c) frog – log
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Rain taps on the roof
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cake (b) bat – hat (c) coat – hat
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – float (b) jog – dish (c) fish – dish
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bat (b) hat – bat (c) hat – blouse
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – brain (b) plain – stay (c) plain – brain
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bake (b) hat (c) red
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) sun (b) blouse (c) hook
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – house (b) log – note (c) coat – note
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – float (b) note – tree (c) note – float
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – cold (b) my – bee (c) sea – bee
  26. 26.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sea (b) night (c) look
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) frog (b) fun (c) tree
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – gold (b) cold – gold (c) cold – float
  30. 30.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) A cat on the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) day (c) shed
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The moon, round and white
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) bed (c) pie
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) fish (c) my
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.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) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  38. 38.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) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) train (c) bun

Answer key

  1. blouse – house
  2. coat
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. tree – key
  6. far – jar
  7. spoon – moon
  8. The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. cake – bake
  10. 7
  11. 4
  12. frog – log
  13. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  14. bat – hat
  15. fish – dish
  16. hat – bat
  17. Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. plain – brain
  19. red
  20. hook
  21. coat – note
  22. 2
  23. note – float
  24. 2
  25. sea – bee
  26. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. night
  28. fun
  29. cold – gold
  30. The wind plays with my long hair
  31. book
  32. 3
  33. The moon, round and white
  34. noon
  35. bright
  36. 3
  37. Stars blink one by one
  38. A cat on the wall
  39. 2
  40. cold

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