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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 306 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – swish (c) log – sky
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) shed (b) brain (c) float
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – rake (b) hat – gold (c) cold – gold
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) king (b) house (c) stay
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bed (b) cat (c) sun
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) cook (b) tray (c) sun
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – hook (b) look – hook (c) look – moon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – noon (b) spoon – noon (c) spoon – house
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) bed (c) boat
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bright (b) king (c) fold
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – hook
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – key (b) tree – key (c) tree – old
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – spoon (b) wish – fish (c) house – fish
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – hook (b) fun – white (c) night – white
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bee (b) rain – brain (c) book – brain
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) guitar – fly (c) pie – light
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – took (b) swish – goat (c) float – goat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) night (b) guitar (c) mat
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – goat (b) note – light (c) note – goat
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) cat – well (c) chain – bat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) far (b) note (c) log
  35. 35.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) brain (b) swing (c) pie
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – train (b) plain – bread (c) plain – train
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – boat (b) coat – boat (c) coat – guitar
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) cold (c) note
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) wish (c) mouse

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Kites dance in the sky
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. The old banyan tree
  6. pie – sky
  7. brain
  8. cold – gold
  9. king
  10. cat
  11. 1
  12. tray
  13. look – hook
  14. spoon – noon
  15. ring
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. king
  20. moon – spoon
  21. tree – key
  22. wish – fish
  23. Stars blink one by one
  24. night – white
  25. rain – brain
  26. pie – fly
  27. float – goat
  28. mat
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 3
  31. note – goat
  32. 5
  33. cat – bat
  34. note
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. pie
  37. plain – train
  38. coat – boat
  39. moon
  40. tree

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