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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 583 · 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) shed – took (b) hook – goat (c) hook – took
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) ring (b) cat (c) jar
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tray (b) smell – well (c) fish – well
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – wish (b) fish – wish (c) fish – goat
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – fog (b) frog – cake (c) stay – fog
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bright (b) day (c) bat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – kite (b) chain – rain (c) bed – rain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) snake (b) bat (c) old
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) balloon (b) sing (c) gold
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) bed (b) tree (c) spoon
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – soon (b) dish – mat (c) bat – mat
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The old banyan tree
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) hook (b) tell (c) cat
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – head (b) bed – head (c) bed – sea
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) gold (b) light (c) shed
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – clay (b) play – swish (c) play – clay
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) rake (b) bell (c) noon
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – coat (b) float – coat (c) float – plain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) book (b) coat (c) sun
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) smell (b) tray (c) gold

Answer key

  1. hook – took
  2. Paper boats sail down the drain
  3. jar
  4. smell – well
  5. fish – wish
  6. 7
  7. 7
  8. frog – fog
  9. day
  10. 4
  11. chain – rain
  12. old
  13. 5
  14. balloon
  15. spoon
  16. 7
  17. bat – mat
  18. The old banyan tree
  19. tell
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. 3
  24. bed – head
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 3
  31. 7
  32. light
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 3
  35. play – clay
  36. bell
  37. 5
  38. float – coat
  39. book
  40. gold

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