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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 275 · 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) soon – noon (b) soon – jar (c) mouse – noon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) head – cold (c) fold – kite
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) look (b) moon (c) note
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – pie (b) my – frog (c) train – pie
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) book (b) sing (c) spoon
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) moon (b) jog (c) mouse
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – clay (b) sea – knee (c) balloon – knee
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) cook (b) light (c) float
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) fog (b) kite (c) hook
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – sing (b) stay – sing (c) swing – spoon
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The dry leaves whisper
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bell (b) note (c) gold
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) sing (b) guitar (c) lake
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) key (b) shell (c) guitar
  27. 27.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) wing (b) gold (c) noon
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) pie (b) bat (c) jog
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) day – bake (c) cook – tray
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) bun – tell (c) well – stay
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – plain (b) guitar – car (c) key – car
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – old (b) bold – soon (c) bold – old
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) high (c) dish
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) bee (b) ring (c) star
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bee (b) key – plain (c) key – bee
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) snake (b) knee (c) blouse
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cake (b) tree – bat (c) rat – bat
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – night (b) white – swing (c) tray – night

Answer key

  1. soon – noon
  2. fold – cold
  3. look
  4. my – pie
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. sing
  8. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. jog
  10. 1
  11. sea – knee
  12. Peacocks spread their tails
  13. Green parrots chatter all day
  14. cook
  15. 3
  16. hook
  17. swing – sing
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. The dry leaves whisper
  21. gold
  22. 7
  23. 1
  24. guitar
  25. 3
  26. shell
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. gold
  29. 7
  30. pie
  31. day – tray
  32. well – tell
  33. guitar – car
  34. bold – old
  35. one
  36. star
  37. key – bee
  38. blouse
  39. rat – bat
  40. white – night

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