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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 567 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) well – white (b) kite – key (c) kite – white
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) spoon (b) rake (c) guitar
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – swish (b) wish – mouse (c) wish – swish
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) star (b) key (c) fun
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) red (b) blouse (c) snake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – moon (b) play – took (c) hook – took
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) swing (b) pie (c) fun
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) pie (b) rat (c) knee
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) train (b) pie (c) look
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) soon (b) light (c) tree
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) train (b) goat (c) sing
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) book (c) night
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) fold (b) swing (c) swish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) rake (b) mat (c) jar
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) brain (b) blouse (c) cat
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) tree (b) car (c) lake
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bee (b) sea – well (c) sea – bee
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bed (b) goat (c) chain
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – cat (b) hat – cat (c) hat – kite
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – tell (b) bell – tell (c) bell – red
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) gold (c) blouse
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. kite – white
  2. 3
  3. A frog on a leaf
  4. guitar
  5. wish – swish
  6. 5
  7. Peacocks spread their tails
  8. fun
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. snake
  13. hook – took
  14. fun
  15. rat
  16. look
  17. light
  18. 3
  19. train
  20. 3
  21. wish
  22. fold
  23. jar
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 7
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. blouse
  29. lake
  30. 5
  31. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  32. 5
  33. sea – bee
  34. bed
  35. The baby laughs at the moon
  36. 7
  37. hat – cat
  38. bell – tell
  39. ring
  40. Diyas glow at night

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