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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 425 · 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) house – train (b) plain – train (c) plain – play
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) swing (c) tree
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – star (b) soon – wish (c) dish – wish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) fog – sky (c) pie – play
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – bright (b) star – car (c) play – car
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wish (b) king (c) soon
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – guitar (b) star – run (c) spoon – guitar
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) wing (b) clay (c) soon
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) old (b) swish (c) rake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) train – spoon (c) mouse – chain
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bell (b) guitar (c) red
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) cake (b) fly (c) sun
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – rake (b) look – sing (c) king – sing
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) coat (b) king (c) jar
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bake (b) cook – book (c) float – book
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – tell (b) dish – cat (c) mat – cat
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – cold (b) gold – cold (c) gold – hat
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – noon (b) spoon – noon (c) spoon – train
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bed (b) wing – sun (c) one – sun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) night (b) snake (c) soon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) took – guitar (c) my – book
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) cold (b) fun (c) night
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – book (b) blouse – mouse (c) swish – mouse
  40. 40.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills

Answer key

  1. plain – train
  2. 3
  3. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. light
  5. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  6. dish – wish
  7. pie – sky
  8. 4
  9. star – car
  10. 7
  11. king
  12. 1
  13. 7
  14. 5
  15. Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. star – guitar
  17. soon
  18. 3
  19. rake
  20. train – chain
  21. bell
  22. sun
  23. king – sing
  24. 2
  25. jar
  26. 4
  27. cook – book
  28. mat – cat
  29. gold – cold
  30. 2
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. spoon – noon
  34. one – sun
  35. snake
  36. took – book
  37. night
  38. 7
  39. blouse – mouse
  40. Soft snow on the hills

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