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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 285 · 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) bold – fold (b) bold – bright (c) sky – fold
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – lake (b) cake – cold (c) tree – lake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bread (b) key (c) run
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) took (c) bold
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) swish (c) fold
  12. 12.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.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 frog on a leaf (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – fold (b) red – head (c) knee – head
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – float (b) rat – soon (c) balloon – soon
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – goat (b) mat – bright (c) kite – bright
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – rake (b) dish – swish (c) spoon – swish
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) jar – mat (c) rat – rain
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bat (b) wish (c) goat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) stay (b) noon (c) hat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – boat (b) blouse – house (c) tell – house
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – stay (b) play – dog (c) play – stay
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) book (b) ring (c) light
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Little ants march on (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – mat (b) red – bread (c) soon – bread
  33. 33.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  34. 34.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Mangoes in the sun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) night (c) bread
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) my (b) bright (c) rake
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) tree – bat (c) hat – jog
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. bold – fold
  2. 7
  3. Stars blink one by one
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. cake – lake
  7. run
  8. The lazy cow chews and chews
  9. 5
  10. cake
  11. kite
  12. Paper boats sail down the drain
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. A frog on a leaf
  16. 4
  17. red – head
  18. balloon – soon
  19. 5
  20. 2
  21. kite – bright
  22. dish – swish
  23. 3
  24. rat – mat
  25. 5
  26. goat
  27. stay
  28. blouse – house
  29. play – stay
  30. light
  31. Little ants march on
  32. red – bread
  33. Soft snow on the hills
  34. The baby laughs at the moon
  35. blouse
  36. bright
  37. 2
  38. hat – bat
  39. 7
  40. 7

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