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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 544 · 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 “coat”? (a) pie (b) plain (c) boat
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) wing (c) bold
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The temple bells ring softly
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) head (b) float (c) noon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Stars blink one by one
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) cat (b) kite (c) ring
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – hat (b) rat – hat (c) rat – bed
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 16.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – spoon (b) pie – high (c) look – high
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) well (b) bread (c) lake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – cold (b) fold – bee (c) fold – cold
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – mat (b) jar – key (c) bee – key
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – jog
  23. 23.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) king (b) spoon (c) shell
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bake (b) bee – blouse (c) house – blouse
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) kite (b) look (c) stay
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) lake – chain (c) dog – bake
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) moon (c) play
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) day (b) my (c) cold
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) fly (b) wish (c) rat
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. boat
  2. 7
  3. spoon
  4. 1
  5. Soft snow on the hills
  6. 4
  7. float
  8. 2
  9. Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. ring
  11. 7
  12. rat – hat
  13. 7
  14. 3
  15. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. Children splash in muddy lanes
  17. 1
  18. pie – high
  19. lake
  20. fold – cold
  21. bee – key
  22. snake – cake
  23. The moon, round and white
  24. 7
  25. spoon
  26. house – blouse
  27. look
  28. 3
  29. Rain taps on the roof
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. lake – bake
  34. 5
  35. mat
  36. 2
  37. my
  38. wish
  39. 2
  40. 7

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