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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 534 · 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 “shell”? (a) bell (b) rat (c) note
  2. 2.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – soon (b) snake – rain (c) chain – rain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) cook (b) knee (c) king
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) my (c) sea
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) car (b) bright (c) book
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – train (b) plain – look (c) plain – train
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bed (b) tray (c) sky
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) tray (b) kite (c) mat
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – soon (b) star – jar (c) ring – jar
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – cook (b) hook – cook (c) hook – fun
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – king (b) swing – king (c) swing – boat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – plain (b) train – plain (c) train – king
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) snake (b) frog (c) cook
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) lake (b) smell (c) bee
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) ring (b) tree (c) spoon
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – boat (b) coat – boat (c) coat – gold
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bed (b) stay (c) hat
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) bright (b) guitar (c) knee
  24. 24.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Morning bells ring out
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – book (b) log – dog (c) blouse – dog
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cold (b) dog – log (c) fun – log
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) ring (b) rake (c) boat
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – noon (b) moon – noon (c) moon – swing
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) plain (b) goat (c) shell
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – rain (b) cat – knee (c) tree – knee
  32. 32.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – wish (b) key – tree (c) smell – tree
  35. 35.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) soon (b) head (c) knee
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – coat (b) goat – coat (c) goat – fly
  38. 38.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – log (b) sea – play (c) day – play

Answer key

  1. bell
  2. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  3. Monsoon clouds roll in
  4. 2
  5. chain – rain
  6. king
  7. swing
  8. book
  9. plain – train
  10. 4
  11. tray
  12. kite
  13. star – jar
  14. hook – cook
  15. 3
  16. swing – king
  17. train – plain
  18. frog
  19. smell
  20. spoon
  21. coat – boat
  22. stay
  23. knee
  24. The wind plays with my long hair
  25. log – dog
  26. dog – log
  27. 5
  28. boat
  29. moon – noon
  30. goat
  31. tree – knee
  32. Bees hum near the pond
  33. 2
  34. key – tree
  35. Morning bells ring out
  36. head
  37. goat – coat
  38. Soft snow on the hills
  39. 5
  40. day – play

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