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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 291 · 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) clay – bread (b) bed – bread (c) bed – hat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – swing (b) ring – bright (c) jar – swing
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) cake (b) pie (c) one
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – sea (b) book – rake (c) lake – rake
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – cake (b) pie – sky (c) plain – sky
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) mouse (b) red (c) balloon
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Diyas glow at night
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Kites dance in the sky
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) kite (b) plain (c) jog
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – king (b) ring – star (c) hook – king
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Morning bells ring out
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – wing (b) ring – goat (c) ring – wing
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – clay (b) day – clay (c) day – dish
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) run (b) bold (c) house
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – house (b) tray – snake (c) cake – snake
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – bold
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) cake (c) hook
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) night (b) sing (c) note
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) bed (b) sun (c) smell
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) note (b) fog (c) took
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) shed (b) log (c) mouse
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) star (b) play (c) bread
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) well (b) blouse (c) head
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) stay (b) fish (c) frog
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) swish (b) bright (c) dog
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. bed – bread
  2. ring – swing
  3. 5
  4. one
  5. 7
  6. lake – rake
  7. pie – sky
  8. balloon
  9. 7
  10. Diyas glow at night
  11. 5
  12. The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. 5
  14. jog
  15. ring – king
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. 7
  18. 4
  19. ring – wing
  20. day – clay
  21. 2
  22. house
  23. cake – snake
  24. moon – soon
  25. well
  26. sing
  27. smell
  28. 4
  29. took
  30. shed
  31. play
  32. 7
  33. well
  34. frog
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. 7
  38. dog
  39. Rain taps on the roof
  40. 4

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