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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 519 · 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) smell – tray (b) kite – shell (c) smell – shell
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fog (b) noon – balloon (c) cook – balloon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) blouse (b) sea (c) soon
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – bread (b) lake – fish (c) wish – fish
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) hook (b) dog (c) moon
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Diyas glow at night
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – note (b) wish – swish (c) jar – swish
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – sing (b) mat – swish (c) dish – swish
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – guitar (b) snake – goat (c) coat – goat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) mouse (b) king (c) fun
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) tray (b) bed (c) high
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) red (b) pie (c) key
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cat (b) rat – frog (c) bed – cat
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) log (b) lake (c) balloon
  25. 25.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The old banyan tree
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) The temple bells ring softly
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bell (b) snake (c) mat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) rake (b) bee (c) hook
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – far (b) car – far (c) car – sea
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dish (b) wish – cook (c) knee – dish
  35. 35.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) old (b) moon (c) mouse
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) look (b) boat (c) sun
  39. 39.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – fog (b) log – shell (c) log – fog

Answer key

  1. smell – shell
  2. 7
  3. noon – balloon
  4. 2
  5. soon
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 7
  9. wish – fish
  10. dog
  11. Diyas glow at night
  12. wish – swish
  13. Little ants march on
  14. dish – swish
  15. coat – goat
  16. fun
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. bed
  21. key
  22. 7
  23. rat – cat
  24. log
  25. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  26. 5
  27. The moon, round and white
  28. Hot pakoras on a plate
  29. bell
  30. bee
  31. car – far
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. wish – dish
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. 2
  37. old
  38. sun
  39. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  40. log – fog

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