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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 667 · 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 “pie”? (a) bread (b) sky (c) fold
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) fold (c) day
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – clay (b) float – coat (c) hat – coat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) hat (b) book (c) bright
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) gold (b) log (c) king
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – plain (b) white – plain (c) brain – blouse
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fish (b) old (c) book
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – bee (b) key – bee (c) key – cat
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) house (b) mat (c) swing
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – spoon (b) noon – spoon (c) noon – house
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – lake (b) swing – clay (c) day – clay
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – soon (b) bright – soon (c) noon – star
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bat (b) mat – bat (c) mat – dog
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – rat (b) bat – rat (c) bat – cake
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fog (b) balloon (c) kite
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – brain (b) fun – look (c) cook – look
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) run (b) white (c) pie
  40. 40.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Waves kiss the warm sand

Answer key

  1. sky
  2. mouse
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. float – coat
  8. 2
  9. 7
  10. bright
  11. 7
  12. king
  13. 7
  14. brain – plain
  15. 1
  16. Hot pakoras on a plate
  17. 2
  18. old
  19. 2
  20. key – bee
  21. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. mat
  23. noon – spoon
  24. 7
  25. 5
  26. day – clay
  27. noon – soon
  28. mat – bat
  29. bat – rat
  30. 7
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. balloon
  35. cook – look
  36. Bees hum near the pond
  37. 2
  38. 7
  39. pie
  40. Green parrots chatter all day

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