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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 591 · 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 “my”? (a) balloon (b) high (c) cake
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bat (b) cake (c) bold
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) spoon (b) fog (c) shell
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bright (b) house (c) lake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sea (b) wing (c) fish
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Mangoes in the sun
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – dog (b) sun – guitar (c) jar – guitar
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) smell (b) sing (c) frog
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – car (b) jar – head (c) jar – car
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – look (b) white – night (c) sea – night
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) king (c) spoon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) high (b) log (c) moon
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – fish (b) book – rain (c) brain – rain
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – tray (b) clay – spoon (c) cat – tray
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – chain (b) plain – cake (c) fog – chain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) mouse (b) boat (c) knee
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) king (b) moon (c) my
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) sea (b) gold (c) coat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – car (b) play – clay (c) bread – clay
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fly (b) run (c) tree
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – coat (b) goat – wish (c) goat – coat
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) fog (c) fly
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – kite (b) stay – jog (c) dog – jog
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) jar (c) mouse
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – mat (b) bat – mat (c) bat – goat
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The puddles shine like mirrors

Answer key

  1. high
  2. 3
  3. bold
  4. shell
  5. 7
  6. lake
  7. sea
  8. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. jar – guitar
  10. frog
  11. jar – car
  12. white – night
  13. 5
  14. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  15. train
  16. log
  17. brain – rain
  18. clay – tray
  19. 3
  20. 7
  21. plain – chain
  22. knee
  23. 5
  24. king
  25. coat
  26. play – clay
  27. 2
  28. fly
  29. goat – coat
  30. 7
  31. shell
  32. dog – jog
  33. 5
  34. wish
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. bat – mat
  38. Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. Bees hum near the pond
  40. Morning bells ring out

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