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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 686 · 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) swing – sea (b) bed – sing (c) swing – sing
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) bat – cold (c) fold – ring
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The moon, round and white
  6. 6.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 cat on the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – frog (b) fog – frog (c) fog – house
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. 9.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Soft snow on the hills
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – cake (b) bake – cake (c) bake – cook
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) dog (b) bell (c) car
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) one (b) tray (c) my
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – soon (b) old – knee (c) bee – knee
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – cook (c) run – fish
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – brain (b) stay – cat (c) hat – cat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) my (b) hat (c) spoon
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) dog – rain (c) brain – pie
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) bat (c) car
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – boat (b) pie – my (c) light – my
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) wing (b) coat (c) fog
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sea (b) fun (c) train
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – plain (b) guitar – star (c) swish – star
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – fly (b) coat – goat (c) jar – goat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) knee (b) old (c) cat
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Kites dance in the sky
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – pie (b) sea – tray (c) play – tray

Answer key

  1. swing – sing
  2. fold – cold
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. The baby laughs at the moon
  6. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  7. fog – frog
  8. A cat on the wall
  9. The old banyan tree
  10. 2
  11. 7
  12. Soft snow on the hills
  13. 3
  14. bake – cake
  15. bell
  16. my
  17. 3
  18. Clouds drift past the hill
  19. bee – knee
  20. swish – fish
  21. hat – cat
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. my
  25. brain – rain
  26. wish
  27. pie – my
  28. coat
  29. fun
  30. Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. 3
  32. guitar – star
  33. 5
  34. coat – goat
  35. 5
  36. The dry leaves whisper
  37. cat
  38. 2
  39. The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. play – tray

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