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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 441 · 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 “soon”? (a) dish (b) spoon (c) cold
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) jar – blouse (c) ring – car
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – well (c) fish – plain
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – mat (b) bat – spoon (c) fly – mat
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) hat (b) bed (c) bright
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) note (b) fish (c) bed
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A green parrot sings
  15. 15.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) cat (b) book (c) star
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – knee (b) sea – mouse (c) sea – knee
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – mat (b) jar – dish (c) swish – dish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – swish (b) dish – cook (c) moon – swish
  23. 23.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Little ants march on
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) dish (b) cat (c) log
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – blouse (b) house – ring (c) house – blouse
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – mat (b) bread – bed (c) run – bed
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) swish (b) look (c) key
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – moon (b) knee – bee (c) house – bee
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – day (b) stay – day (c) stay – hat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) day (b) rain (c) bread
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) clay – high (c) sky – wing
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. spoon
  2. jar – car
  3. train – plain
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. bat – mat
  7. 7
  8. bed
  9. 5
  10. The puddles shine like mirrors
  11. fish
  12. Clouds drift past the hill
  13. 4
  14. A green parrot sings
  15. Bees hum near the pond
  16. Paper boats sail down the drain
  17. book
  18. 5
  19. sea – knee
  20. swish – dish
  21. 5
  22. dish – swish
  23. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  24. log
  25. house – blouse
  26. bread – bed
  27. A frog on a leaf
  28. 5
  29. Diyas glow at night
  30. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. swish
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. knee – bee
  35. stay – day
  36. 4
  37. bread
  38. 2
  39. sky – high
  40. 5

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