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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 372 · 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 “well”? (a) high (b) shell (c) wing
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – day (b) bold – rake (c) snake – rake
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) bee (b) stay (c) guitar
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – gold (b) frog – dog (c) snake – dog
  6. 6.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – my (b) high – my (c) high – well
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) head (b) rain (c) look
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (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 puddles shine like mirrors (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) chain (b) mouse (c) cake
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – coat (b) balloon – noon (c) bell – noon
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – swing (b) sing – swing (c) sing – sun
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) one (b) dish (c) snake
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – play (b) fish – float (c) coat – float
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) book (b) rake (c) bold
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) goat (b) tell (c) rake
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) pie (b) cold (c) mat
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) mouse (b) rain (c) day
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – plain (b) train – lake (c) train – plain
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – well (b) spoon – goat (c) note – goat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) soon (b) wing (c) old
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) red (b) hat (c) house
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – jar (b) cold – jar (c) star – sky
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. shell
  2. snake – rake
  3. guitar
  4. Waves carry shells to the shore
  5. frog – dog
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. 5
  8. 7
  9. high – my
  10. 7
  11. 7
  12. 4
  13. head
  14. 4
  15. Peacocks spread their tails
  16. mouse
  17. balloon – noon
  18. sing – swing
  19. one
  20. 3
  21. coat – float
  22. bold
  23. tell
  24. 5
  25. cold
  26. day
  27. train – plain
  28. 7
  29. 2
  30. note – goat
  31. 2
  32. old
  33. 7
  34. hat
  35. 5
  36. Stars blink one by one
  37. star – jar
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 2

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