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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 328 · 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) tray – star (b) jar – star (c) jar – cook
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) play (b) swing (c) wish
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – swish (b) fish – bell (c) fish – swish
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) one (b) frog (c) bee
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) bright (c) coat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) log (b) light (c) rake
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bell (b) moon – house (c) blouse – house
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – my (b) pie – dish (c) pie – my
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) dish – hook (c) coat – wish
  14. 14.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Hot chai in a cup
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mat (b) fish (c) mouse
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – look (b) rake – look (c) book – log
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) tray (b) kite (c) plain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) stay (b) rat (c) tell
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) star (b) note (c) cold
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) car (b) dog (c) swish
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) kite – swing (c) bake – bright
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) wing (b) rake (c) blouse
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  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) Little ants march on (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – frog (b) log – mouse (c) soon – frog
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bold (b) float (c) cat
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – noon (b) jar – tray (c) play – tray
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) coat (b) bold (c) fun
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The old banyan tree (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) rat (b) sun (c) sea
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – king (b) sing – king (c) sing – float

Answer key

  1. jar – star
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. swing
  5. fish – swish
  6. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  7. frog
  8. bat
  9. 7
  10. log
  11. blouse – house
  12. pie – my
  13. dish – wish
  14. Hot chai in a cup
  15. 2
  16. mouse
  17. book – look
  18. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. kite
  22. tell
  23. cold
  24. swish
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. 3
  28. kite – bright
  29. 5
  30. blouse
  31. 2
  32. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. log – frog
  34. cat
  35. play – tray
  36. 2
  37. fun
  38. The old banyan tree
  39. sea
  40. sing – king

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