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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 543 · 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 “kite”? (a) rain (b) swish (c) white
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – day (b) high – my (c) mouse – my
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – jar (b) bold – jar (c) far – stay
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – jar (b) wish – float (c) note – float
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – car (b) guitar – balloon (c) guitar – car
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – note (b) rain – train (c) star – train
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – fish (b) head – ring (c) wing – ring
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) well (c) look
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fog (b) rat (c) balloon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) float (b) cake (c) train
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – house (b) head – bread (c) soon – bread
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The dry leaves whisper
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – sing (b) chain – rain (c) look – rain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) mouse (b) my (c) night
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Hot chai in a cup
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – guitar (b) far – red (c) far – guitar
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) mat (b) jog (c) king
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – old (b) cake – bee (c) key – bee
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) swing (c) cake
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) bread (c) rain
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – float (b) boat – guitar (c) boat – float

Answer key

  1. white
  2. high – my
  3. 5
  4. far – jar
  5. 7
  6. note – float
  7. guitar – car
  8. 3
  9. rain – train
  10. wing – ring
  11. 5
  12. bread
  13. balloon
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. train
  17. head – bread
  18. The dry leaves whisper
  19. chain – rain
  20. night
  21. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. far – guitar
  23. jog
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. key – bee
  27. 7
  28. Soft snow on the hills
  29. 7
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. 5
  34. cat
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 2
  38. Clouds drift past the hill
  39. moon
  40. boat – float

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