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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 536 · 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 “bread”? (a) dog (b) blouse (c) head
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) swing (b) swish (c) car
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) head (b) brain (c) rake
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – log (b) frog – log (c) frog – plain
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) brain (b) dish (c) cook
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bee (b) ring (c) bun
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – lake
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) tell (b) took (c) log
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) light (b) tray (c) dish
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – frog (b) fog – house (c) fog – frog
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) sky – wing (c) mat – high
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) jar (b) bold (c) float
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – train (b) bat – train (c) plain – white
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) shed (b) high (c) run
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – book (b) rake – snake (c) train – snake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – star
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) boat (b) my (c) train
  30. 30.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  31. 31.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jar (b) guitar – frog (c) rat – jar
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – star (b) dish – fly (c) high – fly
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) knee (b) plain (c) dish
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Diyas glow at night
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) float (b) light (c) spoon
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Morning bells ring out

Answer key

  1. head
  2. swing
  3. A frog on a leaf
  4. head
  5. 4
  6. frog – log
  7. dish
  8. 3
  9. ring
  10. The moon, round and white
  11. Kites dance in the sky
  12. clay – play
  13. log
  14. 7
  15. dish
  16. fog – frog
  17. 5
  18. Hot pakoras on a plate
  19. A cat on the wall
  20. sky – high
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. float
  24. plain – train
  25. shed
  26. rake – snake
  27. 3
  28. house – mouse
  29. train
  30. Peacocks spread their tails
  31. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  32. guitar – jar
  33. high – fly
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. plain
  37. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. light
  39. 1
  40. Morning bells ring out

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