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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 589 · 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 “ring”? (a) king (b) tree (c) train
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – look (b) smell – well (c) old – well
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) high (b) rake (c) bold
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. 6.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  7. 7.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The old banyan tree
  8. 8.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – shell (b) cat – rat (c) fly – rat
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – sea (b) tree – smell (c) tree – sea
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – tree (b) cat – fog (c) log – fog
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – dish (b) fold – dish (c) wish – cake
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) white (b) bed (c) fish
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – blouse (b) mouse – red (c) mouse – blouse
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) float (b) swish (c) plain
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) gold (b) moon (c) bun
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.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) Little ants march on (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) bread – light (c) kite – sing
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) cold (c) moon
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – took (b) chain – one (c) sun – one
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bake (b) light – chain (c) rain – chain
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) high (b) fog (c) mat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – one (b) float – one (c) bun – shell
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – dog (b) bat – hat (c) sing – hat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) sea (b) mat (c) ring
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) goat (b) cook (c) log
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) balloon (c) fold
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – balloon

Answer key

  1. king
  2. 3
  3. smell – well
  4. rake
  5. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. Peacocks spread their tails
  7. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  8. The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 3
  10. cat – rat
  11. 2
  12. tree – sea
  13. log – fog
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. wish – dish
  17. 5
  18. bed
  19. mouse – blouse
  20. swish
  21. moon
  22. 7
  23. Little ants march on
  24. kite – light
  25. 4
  26. chain
  27. 5
  28. sun – one
  29. rain – chain
  30. fog
  31. bun – one
  32. bat – hat
  33. mat
  34. The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. goat
  36. ring
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. 2
  40. book – cook

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