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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 399 · 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 “house”? (a) knee (b) mouse (c) lake
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) noon (b) wish (c) house
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – sun (b) sea – bright (c) kite – bright
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dish (b) note – dish (c) wish – noon
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – wing (b) swing – wing (c) swing – bun
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) fish (b) high (c) float
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) one (c) jar
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – fun (b) smell – knee (c) tree – knee
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – guitar (c) rake – noon
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) night (b) day (c) high
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) frog (b) tree (c) rat
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  24. 24.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cook (b) look – noon (c) look – cook
  26. 26.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 green parrot sings (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) bake (b) bun (c) sing
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – chain (b) rain – chain (c) rain – spoon
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) chain (b) frog (c) rake
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – boat (b) fun – swing (c) sing – swing
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) white (b) cook (c) coat
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – wing (b) moon – soon (c) clay – soon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – note (b) head – note (c) coat – bright
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – fun (b) lake – cake (c) bold – cake
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – fog (b) dog – kite (c) dog – fog

Answer key

  1. mouse
  2. house
  3. kite – bright
  4. wish – dish
  5. 1
  6. swing – wing
  7. float
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. bake
  11. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. 2
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. tree – knee
  16. spoon – noon
  17. 5
  18. day
  19. rat
  20. 3
  21. Hot chai in a cup
  22. 1
  23. Hot pakoras on a plate
  24. Morning bells ring out
  25. look – cook
  26. The baby laughs at the moon
  27. sing
  28. rain – chain
  29. 5
  30. rake
  31. 5
  32. sing – swing
  33. coat
  34. 2
  35. Bees hum near the pond
  36. moon – soon
  37. coat – note
  38. lake – cake
  39. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  40. dog – fog

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