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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 553 · 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 “house”? (a) blouse (b) head (c) stay
  2. 2.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A cat on the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bake (b) took (c) knee
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) sea (b) mouse (c) car
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) log (b) dish (c) rake
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Soft snow on the hills
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) rake (b) bun (c) star
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – night (b) ring – sing (c) boat – sing
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) jar (b) key (c) brain
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) rat (c) took
  14. 14.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Mangoes in the sun
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) wing (c) fog
  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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) high (b) boat (c) bat
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fog (b) dog – noon (c) key – fog
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – jog (b) spoon – soon (c) pie – soon
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – gold (b) plain – brain (c) well – brain
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) house (b) rat (c) cook
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – knee (b) bread – red (c) star – red
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) jar (b) bold (c) swish
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – day (b) cat – moon (c) balloon – moon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – jar (b) cake – bake (c) soon – bake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) blouse (c) cat
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – coat (b) cat – coat (c) goat – look
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) white – day (c) boat – light
  36. 36.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) dish (b) cat (c) balloon
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) note – sky (c) spoon – float
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – sing (b) lake – spoon (c) noon – spoon
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. blouse
  2. Paper boats sail down the drain
  3. bake
  4. car
  5. 1
  6. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. rake
  8. 5
  9. Soft snow on the hills
  10. bun
  11. ring – sing
  12. brain
  13. wish
  14. Mangoes in the sun
  15. 3
  16. The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 7
  18. bat
  19. A cat on the wall
  20. bat
  21. 1
  22. dog – fog
  23. 2
  24. spoon – soon
  25. 5
  26. plain – brain
  27. cook
  28. bread – red
  29. swish
  30. balloon – moon
  31. cake – bake
  32. soon
  33. goat – coat
  34. 2
  35. white – light
  36. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. balloon
  38. note – float
  39. noon – spoon
  40. 5

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