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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 334 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rake (b) brain – chain (c) cook – chain
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – head (b) gold – bold (c) well – bold
  4. 4.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) The old banyan tree
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – blouse (b) note – wing (c) swing – wing
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – far (b) tell – fish (c) dish – fish
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) cook (b) train (c) tell
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – play (b) stay – fish (c) stay – play
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – well (b) bell – well (c) bell – bold
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) hat (b) note (c) took
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – clay (b) tray – cook (c) tray – clay
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The temple bells ring softly
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) ring (b) run (c) mouse
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – key (b) noon – swing (c) sing – swing
  21. 21.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bee (b) bun – bread (c) red – bread
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) sing (b) tell (c) shed
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – tell (b) bell – tell (c) bell – log
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) hat (c) plain
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) goat (b) king (c) noon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) fold (b) wish (c) star
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – fly (b) high – fly (c) high – brain
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – car (b) jar – car (c) jar – took
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Mangoes in the sun
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) bee (c) bold
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) red (b) kite (c) car

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. brain – chain
  3. gold – bold
  4. The old banyan tree
  5. 4
  6. swing – wing
  7. 3
  8. dish – fish
  9. train
  10. stay – play
  11. bell – well
  12. 7
  13. note
  14. 3
  15. Clouds drift past the hill
  16. tray – clay
  17. Bees hum near the pond
  18. 7
  19. mouse
  20. sing – swing
  21. A frog on a leaf
  22. red – bread
  23. 7
  24. tell
  25. 7
  26. bell – tell
  27. rake
  28. noon
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. star
  31. high – fly
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. jar – car
  35. 5
  36. The baby laughs at the moon
  37. swish
  38. 7
  39. The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. red

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