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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 347 · 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) swing – jog (b) frog – cold (c) frog – jog
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – brain (b) cake – snake (c) goat – snake
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – soon (b) balloon – soon (c) balloon – high
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) look (b) cake (c) shed
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) bed (b) light (c) fog
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) car (b) bat (c) fog
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) cake (c) coat
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – look (b) hook – cat (c) snake – look
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The moon, round and white
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) house (b) guitar (c) bread
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) swish (b) pie (c) mat
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – wish (b) dish – wish (c) dish – brain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) rain (b) fish (c) star
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) look (b) shed (c) knee
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A green parrot sings (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) fly – hook (c) cook – tree
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) goat (b) train (c) play
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – plain (b) train – wing (c) train – plain
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) tree (c) cat
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – far (b) jar – gold (c) fun – far
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – log (b) knee – log (c) jog – cold
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) A green parrot sings (c) Kites dance in the sky
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bun (b) key (c) stay
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – took (b) old – cold (c) bake – cold

Answer key

  1. frog – jog
  2. 7
  3. cake – snake
  4. balloon – soon
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. shed
  11. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 5
  13. fog
  14. fog
  15. cat
  16. The moon, round and white
  17. hook – look
  18. Green parrots chatter all day
  19. bread
  20. mat
  21. dish – wish
  22. fish
  23. knee
  24. The wind plays with my long hair
  25. The lazy cow chews and chews
  26. cook – hook
  27. Bees hum near the pond
  28. train
  29. 7
  30. train – plain
  31. 5
  32. light
  33. 7
  34. jar – far
  35. jog – log
  36. 5
  37. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  38. 5
  39. stay
  40. old – cold

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