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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 611 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – bake (b) coat – cat (c) bat – cat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – train (b) cold – old (c) kite – old
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) bell – tree (c) bun – smell
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – play (b) bat – play (c) day – sing
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) boat (b) mat (c) bright
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – shed (b) run – chain (c) brain – chain
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Little ants march on (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) stay (b) bake (c) wish
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) stay (c) note
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bake (b) cake – mouse (c) cake – bake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) hat – rake (c) noon – bat
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fun (b) sun – day (c) sun – fun
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – play (b) tray – bee (c) tray – play
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – cold (b) bold – cold (c) bold – bun
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – sky (b) fly – head (c) light – sky
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) high (b) snake (c) book
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – shed (b) noon – shed (c) red – knee
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) star (b) lake (c) bat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) rake – tray (c) play – cold
  30. 30.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A frog on a leaf
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – look (b) jog – log (c) float – log
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) blouse (b) dog (c) tray
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) took (b) wish (c) smell
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) ring (c) white
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – snake (b) cake – knee (c) gold – snake
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) king (c) pie

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. bat – cat
  4. cold – old
  5. bell – smell
  6. day – play
  7. bright
  8. 5
  9. brain – chain
  10. 1
  11. 7
  12. The kite string tugs at my hand
  13. 5
  14. wish
  15. car
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. The moon, round and white
  18. cake – bake
  19. hat – bat
  20. sun – fun
  21. tray – play
  22. bold – cold
  23. 7
  24. fly – sky
  25. book
  26. red – shed
  27. star
  28. The temple bells ring softly
  29. play – tray
  30. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. jog – log
  32. dog
  33. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. smell
  35. my
  36. cake – snake
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. mouse

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