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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 504 · 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) cold – book (b) hook – shell (c) hook – book
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) old (b) cake (c) note
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The moon, round and white (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) took (b) night (c) note
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) jar (b) tree (c) blouse
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – wish (b) dish – wish (c) dish – sun
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) brain (b) light (c) sky
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Hot chai in a cup
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – well (b) pie – well (c) bell – jog
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – frog (b) shell – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) high (b) jog (c) jar
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) mat (c) boat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) cat – tray (c) day – bake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) gold (b) house (c) car
  16. 16.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The moon, round and white
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) house (c) play
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) fold (c) balloon
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) night (b) mat (c) car
  22. 22.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) dog – ring (c) bright – frog
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – tray (b) bake – tray (c) clay – far
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) gold (b) spoon (c) clay
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) cat (c) ring
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – fog (b) dog – far (c) dog – fog
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) balloon (b) dog (c) rain
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A frog on a leaf (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.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) A cat on the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – rake (b) smell – bell (c) spoon – bell
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) head (b) fish (c) bold
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The moon, round and white
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. hook – book
  2. old
  3. The moon, round and white
  4. night
  5. blouse
  6. dish – wish
  7. sky
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. bell – well
  10. 2
  11. spoon – balloon
  12. jar
  13. swish
  14. day – tray
  15. car
  16. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. wish
  20. star
  21. car
  22. Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. dog – frog
  24. clay – tray
  25. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  26. 5
  27. spoon
  28. 5
  29. bright
  30. 3
  31. dog – fog
  32. balloon
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. smell – bell
  36. 5
  37. head
  38. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  39. 1
  40. 5

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