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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 573 · 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 “dish”? (a) kite (b) bed (c) fish
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) rat (b) book (c) play
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) soon (c) head
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – hook (b) took – hook (c) took – frog
  8. 8.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) The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. 9.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The moon, round and white
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) float (b) well (c) brain
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A cat on the wall
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – night (b) knee – note (c) float – note
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) frog (c) day
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) dog – hat (c) sing – frog
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) moon – night (c) red – spoon
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – blouse (b) took – car (c) jar – car
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) house (c) head
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) cake – blouse (c) took – rake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cook (b) cold (c) noon
  29. 29.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – brain (b) run – stay (c) clay – stay
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) sing (b) bat (c) star
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) cook – cat (c) shed – hook
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) tell (c) dog
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) plain (c) bun
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The lazy cow chews and chews

Answer key

  1. fish
  2. rat
  3. 5
  4. Morning bells ring out
  5. mat
  6. 2
  7. took – hook
  8. The kite string tugs at my hand
  9. The moon, round and white
  10. brain
  11. 7
  12. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. 3
  14. float – note
  15. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. moon
  17. dog – frog
  18. 7
  19. moon – spoon
  20. 2
  21. jar – car
  22. tray
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. 7
  26. cake – rake
  27. 3
  28. cold
  29. A frog on a leaf
  30. 5
  31. Children splash in muddy lanes
  32. clay – stay
  33. sing
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. cook – hook
  38. cat
  39. house
  40. Rain taps on the roof

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