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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 599 · 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 “guitar”? (a) jar (b) high (c) moon
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) cat (b) bee (c) train
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – cold (b) old – rat (c) brain – cold
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  9. 9.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) head (b) fly (c) jar
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) far (b) high (c) chain
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – guitar (b) car – high (c) car – guitar
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) jog (b) train (c) balloon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Bees hum near the pond
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) key (c) bed
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) far (b) tray (c) sun
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) shed (c) star
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) note (b) shed (c) balloon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) spoon (b) swish (c) house
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bold (b) tree – sea (c) bed – sea
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) old (b) mouse (c) red
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) frog (b) key (c) car
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) bee (b) mouse (c) ring
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) smell (b) far (c) day
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – boat (b) wish – blouse (c) mouse – blouse

Answer key

  1. jar
  2. Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 5
  4. bee
  5. old – cold
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. 5
  11. fly
  12. high
  13. car – guitar
  14. Kites dance in the sky
  15. 7
  16. train
  17. 4
  18. 3
  19. Mangoes in the sun
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. light
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. tray
  25. hook
  26. shed
  27. house
  28. 7
  29. tree – sea
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. 7
  33. mouse
  34. car
  35. mouse
  36. 5
  37. 7
  38. 5
  39. far
  40. mouse – blouse

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