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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 370 · 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 word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) cake (c) tree
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) tell (b) noon (c) star
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – play (b) clay – spoon (c) clay – play
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – mouse (b) bold – cold (c) sing – cold
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) gold (c) wing
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – plain (b) bright – white (c) wing – white
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – cake (b) rake – mouse (c) rake – cake
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – tell (b) shell – swish (c) sky – tell
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – coat (b) boat – coat (c) boat – balloon
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) chain (b) blouse (c) cake
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Kites dance in the sky
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bold (b) clay (c) goat
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) note (c) log
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – bread (b) hook – far (c) star – far
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) lake (b) star (c) bun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – bat (b) wish – fish (c) frog – fish
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) look (b) king (c) mat
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – mouse (b) house – bread (c) house – mouse
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – chain (c) star – cake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) jog – float (c) light – frog
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) tell (b) sea (c) white
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) boat (b) white (c) plain
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A green parrot sings (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) knee (b) wish (c) jar

Answer key

  1. swing
  2. A green parrot sings
  3. noon
  4. clay – play
  5. bold – cold
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. mat
  9. bright – white
  10. 7
  11. Kites dance in the sky
  12. 3
  13. rake – cake
  14. 1
  15. shell – tell
  16. The dry leaves whisper
  17. boat – coat
  18. cake
  19. 5
  20. Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. 3
  23. goat
  24. rain
  25. star – far
  26. 3
  27. Paper boats sail down the drain
  28. bun
  29. wish – fish
  30. 3
  31. look
  32. 7
  33. house – mouse
  34. lake – cake
  35. jog – frog
  36. sea
  37. 2
  38. plain
  39. The wind plays with my long hair
  40. knee

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