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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 315 · 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 word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bold (b) look (c) head
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) old (b) star (c) night
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) clay (c) wish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.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) The old banyan tree (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) my (b) cold (c) guitar
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) look (b) far (c) king
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Little ants march on (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – rake (b) snake – house (c) snake – rake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – run (b) gold – bold (c) boat – bold
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) book (b) light (c) brain
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) knee (b) pie (c) car
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) king (b) goat (c) night
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bat (b) mat – sky (c) mat – bat
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) balloon (b) log (c) train
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bake (b) lake – bake (c) lake – shell
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) coat – dog (c) jog – chain
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) coat (b) fog (c) wish
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – mat (b) pie – fly (c) play – fly
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – coat (b) float – coat (c) float – bee
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – light (b) bright – light (c) bright – bold
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – tree (b) dish – wish (c) spoon – wish
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – brain (b) bread – bed (c) dog – bed
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) bee (b) chain (c) spoon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – kite (b) wish – rat (c) cat – rat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) white (b) rake (c) star

Answer key

  1. look
  2. night
  3. boat
  4. 7
  5. 4
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. 2
  8. The old banyan tree
  9. guitar
  10. king
  11. Little ants march on
  12. snake – rake
  13. gold – bold
  14. light
  15. 7
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. knee
  18. 4
  19. goat
  20. 7
  21. mat – bat
  22. balloon
  23. lake – bake
  24. 7
  25. jog – dog
  26. coat
  27. 3
  28. pie – fly
  29. float – coat
  30. bright – light
  31. dish – wish
  32. 7
  33. bread – bed
  34. 5
  35. chain
  36. cat – rat
  37. 7
  38. 5
  39. Hot chai in a cup
  40. rake

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