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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 396 · 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 “shell”? (a) bee (b) dog (c) well
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bee (b) balloon (c) house
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) star (b) my (c) night
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – knee (b) snake – knee (c) sea – book
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) ring (b) log (c) red
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – night (b) white – balloon (c) white – night
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – high (b) my – high (c) my – sun
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) cook (b) gold (c) play
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) cook (b) plain (c) knee
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – hook (b) took – hook (c) took – balloon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – lake (b) blouse – mouse (c) bed – mouse
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – old (b) moon – jog (c) log – jog
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) star (c) moon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Mangoes in the sun
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – sea (b) tree – stay (c) tree – sea
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) brain (b) well (c) wing
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) float (b) sing (c) cold
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – head (b) red – head (c) red – fish
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) stay (c) old

Answer key

  1. well
  2. 3
  3. balloon
  4. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  5. 5
  6. night
  7. sea – knee
  8. 2
  9. log
  10. white – night
  11. my – high
  12. 4
  13. gold
  14. 2
  15. plain
  16. 4
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. took – hook
  20. blouse – mouse
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. log – jog
  24. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  25. Diyas glow at night
  26. 2
  27. key
  28. 7
  29. The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 3
  31. tree – sea
  32. wing
  33. 3
  34. float
  35. red – head
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 7
  39. The temple bells ring softly
  40. bell

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