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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 526 · 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) blouse – gold (b) bold – lake (c) bold – gold
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) my (b) knee (c) old
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – frog (b) noon – key (c) knee – key
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – knee (b) tree – chain (c) tree – knee
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – cook (b) plain – chain (c) mouse – chain
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (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) The moon, round and white (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) king (c) sea
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) soon (b) ring (c) run
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) goat (c) pie
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Mangoes in the sun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – knee (b) balloon – snake (c) bake – snake
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) dog (b) wing (c) shell
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bell (b) light – bell (c) tell – rake
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – balloon (b) spoon – boat (c) spoon – balloon
  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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) old (b) hat (c) swing
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) train (b) bell (c) fly
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – fly (b) high – fly (c) high – house
  32. 32.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Stars blink one by one
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – sea (b) bun – sea (c) bee – look
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) hook (c) cold
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) clay (b) fly (c) bed
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) swing (c) sky
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – mat (b) bake – smell (c) bell – smell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bake (b) snake – bake (c) snake – tree

Answer key

  1. bold – gold
  2. 1
  3. old
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. knee – key
  6. tree – knee
  7. plain – chain
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  11. 3
  12. frog
  13. ring
  14. bright
  15. 3
  16. The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 1
  18. bake – snake
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. wing
  22. 3
  23. tell – bell
  24. spoon – balloon
  25. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 3
  27. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. swing
  29. 5
  30. bell
  31. high – fly
  32. Stars blink one by one
  33. bee – sea
  34. clay
  35. bed
  36. 4
  37. A frog on a leaf
  38. light
  39. bell – smell
  40. snake – bake

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