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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 369 · 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) took – rake (b) sky – look (c) took – look
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – rat (b) moon – ring (c) king – ring
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) look (b) shed (c) gold
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) cold (c) wing
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) smell (b) star (c) night
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – noon (b) spoon – noon (c) spoon – bed
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) mouse – high (c) pie – fog
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) mat (c) note
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – head (b) shed – play (c) cat – head
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Hot chai in a cup
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) fun (b) mouse (c) cake
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A frog on a leaf (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) mouse (b) cold (c) shed
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – sing (b) ring – sing (c) ring – head
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) rain (b) old (c) float
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – bright
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bee (b) bun (c) rat
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – tray (b) car – cook (c) hook – cook
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) fold (b) house (c) sing
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) clay (b) moon (c) pie
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun

Answer key

  1. took – look
  2. king – ring
  3. gold
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. house
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. smell
  11. 7
  12. 3
  13. 7
  14. spoon – noon
  15. pie – high
  16. 5
  17. blouse
  18. 5
  19. shed – head
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. fun
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. shed
  24. ring – sing
  25. rain
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. blouse – house
  29. Kites dance in the sky
  30. bun
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. hook – cook
  35. 7
  36. Peacocks spread their tails
  37. sing
  38. 2
  39. pie
  40. A frog on a leaf

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