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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 393 · 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) train – clay (b) train – chain (c) dish – chain
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) book – mat (c) king – hook
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – car (b) guitar – car (c) guitar – run
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – smell (b) one – sun (c) bold – sun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – bake (b) rake – bake (c) rake – cat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – frog (b) ring – note (c) boat – note
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – wish (b) fish – wish (c) fish – play
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – snake (b) bee – high (c) fly – high
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – bed (b) frog – ring (c) king – ring
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) run (b) took (c) jar
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – pie (b) cat – pie (c) high – jar
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – train (b) chain – knee (c) chain – train
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) took – knee (c) key – soon
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) look (b) goat (c) day
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) balloon (b) bold (c) red
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – swish (b) head – bread (c) bee – bread
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) my (b) moon (c) fish
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – white
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) dish (b) dog (c) coat
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bread (b) shed – jar (c) night – bread
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – white (b) night – white (c) night – tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) king (b) swish (c) day
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) cook (b) sea (c) rake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) sun (b) note (c) head

Answer key

  1. train – chain
  2. book – hook
  3. 7
  4. guitar – car
  5. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  6. one – sun
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. rake – bake
  12. boat – note
  13. fish – wish
  14. 1
  15. 5
  16. fly – high
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. king – ring
  20. jar
  21. high – pie
  22. chain – train
  23. Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 3
  25. key – knee
  26. day
  27. bold
  28. head – bread
  29. fish
  30. house – mouse
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. dish
  34. shed – bread
  35. night – white
  36. day
  37. The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. sea
  40. head

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