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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 67 · 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 “old”? (a) bold (b) chain (c) rake
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Kites dance in the sky
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – wing (c) frog – cake
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – dish (b) well – smell (c) tree – smell
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cook (b) took – note (c) blouse – cook
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) A cat on the wall
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bread (b) bake (c) well
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) high (b) wing (c) moon
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) bright (c) clay
  18. 18.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) mouse (b) run (c) cat
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) frog (c) bright
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Little ants march on (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) spoon (b) bell (c) dog
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – sky (b) cook – hat (c) cat – hat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – rake (b) lake – note (c) lake – rake
  27. 27.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – dog (b) frog – dog (c) frog – kite
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – head (c) coat – tray
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) swish – smell (c) book – wish
  37. 37.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bold (b) cake – bake (c) train – bake
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

Answer key

  1. bold
  2. 4
  3. Morning bells ring out
  4. The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. lake – cake
  9. Rain taps on the roof
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. well – smell
  13. took – cook
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. well
  16. moon
  17. my
  18. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. cat
  22. train
  23. Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. bell
  25. cat – hat
  26. lake – rake
  27. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  28. 7
  29. 1
  30. frog – dog
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. play – tray
  35. 7
  36. swish – wish
  37. Kites dance in the sky
  38. 5
  39. cake – bake
  40. Snowflakes land on my warm nose

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