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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 597 · 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 “star”? (a) tree (b) boat (c) jar
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) rake (b) white (c) pie
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – frog (b) key – cold (c) bold – cold
  4. 4.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) The old banyan tree (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) book (b) play (c) bun
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) rake (c) coat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – wing (b) boat – wing (c) sing – white
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) frog – mouse (c) house – note
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – boat (b) note – king (c) bat – boat
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – log (b) dog – log (c) dog – gold
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – brain (b) bun – brain (c) plain – swish
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) night (b) brain (c) wing
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A green parrot sings
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) swish (c) mat
  19. 19.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – soon (b) fog – dog (c) pie – dog
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) cat (c) house
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – fold (b) book – hook (c) cake – hook
  24. 24.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) house (b) float (c) key
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) rat (b) cook (c) sea
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swing (b) plain (c) log
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) guitar (b) plain (c) bat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bee (b) play (c) cold
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Morning bells ring out
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) sky (b) old (c) bake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – coat (b) my – high (c) house – high
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) house (b) tell (c) bed

Answer key

  1. jar
  2. pie
  3. bold – cold
  4. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. 1
  6. bun
  7. 4
  8. sky
  9. 5
  10. sing – wing
  11. house – mouse
  12. note – boat
  13. Hot chai in a cup
  14. dog – log
  15. plain – brain
  16. wing
  17. Green parrots chatter all day
  18. blouse
  19. Waves kiss the warm sand
  20. 7
  21. fog – dog
  22. bold
  23. book – hook
  24. Mangoes in the sun
  25. 7
  26. 7
  27. float
  28. 3
  29. sea
  30. 5
  31. swing
  32. bat
  33. cold
  34. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. old
  38. 5
  39. my – high
  40. bed

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