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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 409 · 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 “cake”? (a) snake (b) star (c) tell
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) train (b) boat (c) night
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) bright (b) star (c) fish
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) train (b) tree (c) ring
  6. 6.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) The moon, round and white (c) Little ants march on
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Little ants march on (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – dog (b) swish – cake (c) rake – cake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – run (b) sun – run (c) sun – bell
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) swing (c) pie
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – hook (b) book – hook (c) book – moon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – knee (b) tree – knee (c) tree – book
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) brain (b) kite (c) tell
  22. 22.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) sea (b) look (c) day
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – train (b) key – bee (c) star – bee
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – coat (b) moon – balloon (c) my – balloon
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – bee (b) tree – balloon (c) tree – bee
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – run (b) bat – cold (c) old – cold
  34. 34.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fog (b) frog – fog (c) frog – goat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) noon (b) coat (c) key
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) wish (b) soon (c) plain
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) sky – soon (c) noon – cook

Answer key

  1. snake
  2. 7
  3. night
  4. star
  5. tree
  6. The wind plays with my long hair
  7. Stars blink one by one
  8. The baby laughs at the moon
  9. Little ants march on
  10. rake – cake
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. Waves kiss the warm sand
  14. sun – run
  15. 3
  16. Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 7
  18. soon
  19. book – hook
  20. tree – knee
  21. tell
  22. A cat on the wall
  23. 4
  24. 5
  25. day
  26. key – bee
  27. 4
  28. moon – balloon
  29. 7
  30. 7
  31. tree – bee
  32. 5
  33. old – cold
  34. A green parrot sings
  35. frog – fog
  36. 1
  37. key
  38. plain
  39. 7
  40. noon – soon

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