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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 645 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – jog (b) guitar – bold (c) gold – bold
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dish (b) swish – dog (c) cold – dish
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) note (b) clay (c) tell
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – snake (b) lake – tree (c) cook – snake
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) pie (b) bake (c) far
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Morning bells ring out
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) head (c) clay
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) kite (b) swish (c) run
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – fog (b) jar – guitar (c) took – guitar
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – kite (b) chain – well (c) bell – well
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) bell (c) house
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – plain (b) cake – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Soft snow on the hills
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (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) The temple bells ring softly (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) wing (b) boat (c) bell
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) balloon (b) sun (c) jar
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) took
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – swing (b) ring – bell (c) ring – swing
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The moon, round and white
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – smell (b) dish – jar (c) guitar – jar
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) stay (c) far
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) king
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – moon (b) soon – run (c) jog – moon
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) night (b) bun (c) moon
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bun (b) play (c) sky
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. gold – bold
  2. swish – dish
  3. 3
  4. note
  5. lake – snake
  6. bake
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. A green parrot sings
  12. Morning bells ring out
  13. fun
  14. swish
  15. jar – guitar
  16. bell – well
  17. moon
  18. moon – spoon
  19. 7
  20. 2
  21. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. 7
  23. Waves kiss the warm sand
  24. boat
  25. sun
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. dog
  29. ring – swing
  30. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. guitar – jar
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. smell
  35. king
  36. soon – moon
  37. Stars blink one by one
  38. moon
  39. sky
  40. 2

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