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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 552 · 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 “key”? (a) sea (b) shell (c) jog
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) mat (b) fly (c) book
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – guitar (b) star – guitar (c) star – gold
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) knee (b) dog (c) balloon
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) gold – fish (c) dish – fog
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – light (b) well – one (c) fun – one
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – well (b) night – white (c) dish – white
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) log (b) balloon (c) dish
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) lake (b) train (c) key
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) shell (c) house
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – well (b) snake – run (c) sun – run
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) soon (b) rain (c) sea
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – mouse (b) house – frog (c) house – mouse
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Soft snow on the hills
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – high (b) pie – key (c) pie – high
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – chain (b) sea – tree (c) fish – tree
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) cold (c) plain
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A green parrot sings (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The temple bells ring softly
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – star (b) far – star (c) far – train
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) white (b) sing (c) fish

Answer key

  1. sea
  2. book
  3. star – guitar
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. dog
  9. 7
  10. dish – fish
  11. fun – one
  12. 7
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. night – white
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. log
  21. key
  22. bat
  23. sun – run
  24. sea
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 4
  28. house – mouse
  29. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. pie – high
  33. sea – tree
  34. rake
  35. Paper boats sail down the drain
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. far – star
  40. fish

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