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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 417 · 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 “cook”? (a) bun (b) hook (c) gold
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) red (b) dish (c) bat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – swish (b) fish – sing (c) fish – swish
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) old (b) bat (c) log
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – cold (b) ring – sing (c) house – sing
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) A cat on the wall (c) The temple bells ring softly
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – fish (b) lake – bake (c) night – bake
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) brain (b) snake (c) smell
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – cold (b) cat – fly (c) pie – fly
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) dog (b) fish (c) mat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – took (b) wish – took (c) book – white
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) float (b) fun (c) star
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – red (b) shell – bun (c) run – bun
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) pie (b) wing (c) plain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bold (b) mouse – jar (c) car – jar
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) rat (b) cake (c) bell
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) day (b) fog (c) fish

Answer key

  1. hook
  2. bat
  3. fish – swish
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. bat
  7. The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. ring – sing
  9. The temple bells ring softly
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. lake – bake
  13. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. 4
  18. brain
  19. 3
  20. Clouds drift past the hill
  21. 7
  22. 5
  23. pie – fly
  24. mat
  25. book – took
  26. 7
  27. 7
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. fun
  31. 2
  32. run – bun
  33. 3
  34. plain
  35. car – jar
  36. 4
  37. bell
  38. 5
  39. 4
  40. fish

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