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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 47 · 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 “hook”? (a) cook (b) key (c) fish
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Little ants march on (c) Rain taps on the roof
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bee (b) sea – bee (c) sea – boat
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – wish (b) mat – wish (c) fish – boat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) night (b) bee (c) bread
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bun (b) fun – bun (c) fun – my
  15. 15.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – gold (b) bold – kite (c) well – gold
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) old (b) day (c) brain
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) coat (b) smell (c) rake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – house (b) blouse – cake (c) blouse – house
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) log (b) knee (c) look
  22. 22.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Mangoes in the sun
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) smell (b) clay (c) bee
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) dish (c) stay
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – sky (b) bed – sky (c) high – tell
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) key (b) dog (c) cold
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – snake (b) frog – log (c) plain – log
  32. 32.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) float (b) key (c) log
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – train (b) brain – bee (c) play – train
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bright (b) book (c) high
  38. 38.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The temple bells ring softly
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – shed (b) bed – cake (c) bed – shed

Answer key

  1. cook
  2. 4
  3. Green parrots chatter all day
  4. sea – bee
  5. 2
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. fish – wish
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. night
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. 5
  14. fun – bun
  15. Clouds drift past the hill
  16. bold – gold
  17. day
  18. 7
  19. smell
  20. blouse – house
  21. look
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. 7
  24. smell
  25. bread
  26. Stars blink one by one
  27. 1
  28. high – sky
  29. 2
  30. cold
  31. frog – log
  32. Peacocks spread their tails
  33. float
  34. brain – train
  35. 7
  36. 2
  37. bright
  38. Diyas glow at night
  39. 3
  40. bed – shed

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