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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 322 · 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 “look”? (a) cold (b) book (c) swish
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) kite (c) one
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) jog (b) bright (c) old
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) wing (b) log (c) shed
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) old (b) star (c) swing
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) king (b) goat (c) look
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) chain (c) bell
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) kite (b) jar (c) chain
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sky (b) sing (c) key
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Bees hum near the pond
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) tree (b) bat (c) dog
  15. 15.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – train (b) chain – train (c) chain – goat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – spoon (b) sea – bee (c) dog – bee
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fog (b) king – blouse (c) house – blouse
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) chain (b) star (c) light
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) night
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) mat (b) fold (c) dish
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – rat (b) hat – night (c) fish – rat
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – swish (b) dish – knee (c) dish – swish
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The moon, round and white (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bold (b) sing (c) sea
  34. 34.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – frog (b) brain – train (c) sea – train
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) pie (c) bat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – fly (b) cat – book (c) took – book
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – rat (b) mat – smell (c) mat – rat

Answer key

  1. book
  2. frog
  3. bright
  4. shed
  5. 5
  6. old
  7. goat
  8. gold
  9. chain
  10. sing
  11. 5
  12. The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. 7
  14. dog
  15. The old banyan tree
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. Mangoes in the sun
  19. 4
  20. chain – train
  21. 7
  22. sea – bee
  23. house – blouse
  24. 3
  25. light
  26. sun
  27. fold
  28. hat – rat
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. dish – swish
  31. 7
  32. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. sea
  34. Soft snow on the hills
  35. brain – train
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. wish
  39. took – book
  40. mat – rat

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