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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 447 · 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) goat – ring (b) goat – boat (c) look – boat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – wish (b) car – far (c) look – far
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – play (b) key – fun (c) sun – fun
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) frog (b) jar (c) light
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – snake (b) fish – snake (c) rake – bee
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – note (c) fun – tray
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bat (b) frog (c) king
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) cake (b) fish (c) bright
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – jog (b) log – sing (c) log – jog
  13. 13.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) bun (b) play (c) hat
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The moon, round and white (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – log (b) dog – log (c) dog – tree
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) guitar (b) sea (c) wing
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bed (b) night (c) one
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) frog (b) guitar (c) sky
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) bold (b) night (c) moon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) snake (b) house (c) rain
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A cat on the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) pie (b) day (c) kite
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) log (c) moon
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) lake (b) bat (c) book
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – knee (b) bake – cake (c) bread – cake
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) far (b) kite (c) rake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. goat – boat
  2. car – far
  3. sun – fun
  4. light
  5. rake – snake
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. play – tray
  9. frog
  10. 5
  11. bright
  12. log – jog
  13. Rain taps on the roof
  14. Kites dance in the sky
  15. 5
  16. 7
  17. play
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. dog – log
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. 5
  24. wing
  25. bed
  26. sky
  27. 7
  28. 7
  29. moon
  30. house
  31. A cat on the wall
  32. pie
  33. tree
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. book
  37. bake – cake
  38. 2
  39. rake
  40. 5

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