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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 324 · 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) bun – hook (b) cook – hook (c) cook – car
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) spoon (b) bun (c) swish
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) red (b) swing (c) rain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – night (b) kite – cake (c) kite – night
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) tree (b) old (c) train
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – play (b) day – ring (c) day – play
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) night (b) key (c) cake
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) stay (b) noon (c) rake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) sky – lake (c) car – high
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – old (b) train – tree (c) key – tree
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) log – bold (c) blouse – jog
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) soon (c) fold
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bat (b) rat – book (c) ring – bat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – ring (b) swing – ring (c) swing – rat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – bee (b) tree – bee (c) tree – rain
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – sun (b) shell – red (c) shed – red
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Rain taps on the roof
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) note (b) brain (c) stay
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) key (b) bright (c) one
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – frog (b) jog – hat (c) jog – frog

Answer key

  1. cook – hook
  2. bun
  3. rain
  4. kite – night
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 7
  8. tree
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 1
  15. 5
  16. day – play
  17. 5
  18. cake
  19. noon
  20. sky – high
  21. key – tree
  22. log – jog
  23. mouse
  24. rat – bat
  25. swing – ring
  26. tree – bee
  27. 7
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. Stars blink one by one
  31. shed – red
  32. 1
  33. Rain taps on the roof
  34. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 4
  36. note
  37. one
  38. The old banyan tree
  39. 7
  40. jog – frog

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