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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 661 · 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 “coat”? (a) mouse (b) rake (c) float
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) shed (b) mat (c) frog
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) my (b) mouse (c) clay
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – balloon (b) bat – balloon (c) moon – sun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – fog (b) pie – tree (c) bee – tree
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) white (b) brain (c) guitar
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – mouse (b) jar – bed (c) red – bed
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  14. 14.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A frog on a leaf
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) tree (b) stay (c) mat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cake (b) pie – hook (c) took – hook
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bake (b) swing – king (c) sun – king
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – tree (b) lake – bake (c) chain – bake
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – tree (b) noon – old (c) gold – old
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Little ants march on (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) look (b) tree (c) sky
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) A green parrot sings (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) red (b) night (c) bake
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Morning bells ring out
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – snake (b) cake – swing (c) cake – snake
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) rake (b) hat (c) my
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – rake (b) snake – swish (c) snake – rake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – head (b) sun – sky (c) pie – sky
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – well (b) shell – took (c) shell – well
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) tree – fun (c) spoon – key
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. float
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. mat
  5. 7
  6. clay
  7. 5
  8. moon – balloon
  9. 3
  10. bee – tree
  11. guitar
  12. red – bed
  13. 7
  14. A frog on a leaf
  15. 3
  16. mat
  17. 3
  18. took – hook
  19. swing – king
  20. lake – bake
  21. gold – old
  22. 5
  23. Little ants march on
  24. sky
  25. A green parrot sings
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. night
  30. Hot pakoras on a plate
  31. cake – snake
  32. Bees hum near the pond
  33. hat
  34. 4
  35. 7
  36. snake – rake
  37. pie – sky
  38. shell – well
  39. tree – key
  40. 5

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