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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 297 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – snake (b) jog – snake (c) lake – swish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) hat (b) spoon (c) bee
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – brain (b) rain – lake (c) rain – brain
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) bake (b) soon (c) king
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – brain (b) note – dog (c) log – dog
  11. 11.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  12. 12.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) plain (c) pie
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – plain (b) float – note (c) gold – note
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) sea (b) book (c) chain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) jar (b) book (c) plain
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – key (b) train – chain (c) sun – chain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) tell (b) book (c) white
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) sea (b) noon (c) blouse
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – run (b) fun – run (c) fun – bee
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – well (b) shell – look (c) shell – well
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) sun – white (c) night – noon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) tree (b) sky (c) blouse
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – star (b) far – star (c) far – cook
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jog (b) guitar – jar (c) book – jar
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The temple bells ring softly
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Bees hum near the pond
  36. 36.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 dry leaves whisper (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. 37.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A green parrot sings
  38. 38.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fun (b) one – bake (c) bell – fun
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) look – high (c) sky – night

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. lake – snake
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. hat
  7. 7
  8. rain – brain
  9. king
  10. log – dog
  11. Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. goat
  14. 3
  15. float – note
  16. 3
  17. chain
  18. book
  19. train – chain
  20. tell
  21. blouse
  22. fun – run
  23. shell – well
  24. 2
  25. night – white
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. blouse
  30. far – star
  31. guitar – jar
  32. 2
  33. Soft snow on the hills
  34. 5
  35. Bees hum near the pond
  36. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  37. A green parrot sings
  38. Clouds drift past the hill
  39. one – fun
  40. sky – high

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