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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 575 · 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 “train”? (a) rain (b) rat (c) ring
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – fish (b) rake – cake (c) light – cake
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) fog (b) sun (c) blouse
  4. 4.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Mangoes in the sun
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) wish (b) moon (c) frog
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) plain (b) bright (c) bake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – knee (b) gold – fold (c) bat – fold
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Stars blink one by one
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – boat (b) wish – light (c) white – light
  13. 13.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A green parrot sings
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) run (b) light (c) moon
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – white (b) shed – sea (c) knee – sea
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) log (b) brain (c) play
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) house (b) bread (c) night
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) dog (b) hook (c) play
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Bees hum near the pond
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A frog on a leaf
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – head (b) king – took (c) hook – took
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – house (b) blouse – bright (c) blouse – house
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – swing (b) wing – bat (c) wing – swing
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – fly (b) sky – chain (c) swing – fly
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – jar (b) car – jar (c) car – moon
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) train (b) bell (c) high
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – rake (b) swish – noon (c) moon – noon
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) house (b) float (c) wish
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) high (b) knee (c) brain
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. rake – cake
  3. blouse
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. 3
  6. frog
  7. 5
  8. bake
  9. gold – fold
  10. 7
  11. Stars blink one by one
  12. white – light
  13. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. run
  15. The dry leaves whisper
  16. knee – sea
  17. play
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. night
  21. 2
  22. dog
  23. Bees hum near the pond
  24. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. hook – took
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. blouse – house
  29. wing – swing
  30. 7
  31. 7
  32. sky – fly
  33. car – jar
  34. The lazy cow chews and chews
  35. high
  36. moon – noon
  37. float
  38. 1
  39. knee
  40. 3

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