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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 690 · 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) smell – well (b) smell – mouse (c) dog – well
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) sun (b) guitar (c) tray
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Soft snow on the hills
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – kite (b) fun – kite (c) white – mat
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) play (b) bread (c) bake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – play (b) day – fly (c) day – play
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – bell (b) car – rake (c) bake – rake
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – noon (b) far – house (c) mouse – house
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) knee (b) plain (c) bright
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) bell (b) bake (c) fog
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) red (c) log
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – fish (b) swish – fish (c) swish – star
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Little ants march on (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) tray (b) tree (c) took
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cake (b) cat (c) old
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bed (b) tell – bell (c) kite – bell
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) far (b) rat (c) cake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – cake (b) snake – bed (c) snake – cake
  29. 29.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) The dry leaves whisper
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) chain (b) fold (c) bread
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – look (b) run – fun (c) swing – fun
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) bake – book (c) took – smell
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) well (b) jar (c) sky
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – fun (b) sun – swish (c) fly – fun
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. smell – well
  2. sun
  3. 3
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. 7
  6. white – kite
  7. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. bake
  9. day – play
  10. 5
  11. bake – rake
  12. mouse – house
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. plain
  16. 7
  17. fog
  18. kite
  19. swish – fish
  20. 2
  21. Little ants march on
  22. 7
  23. tray
  24. cat
  25. tell – bell
  26. rat
  27. 2
  28. snake – cake
  29. The dry leaves whisper
  30. bread
  31. run – fun
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 7
  35. took – book
  36. 5
  37. 7
  38. sky
  39. sun – fun
  40. 2

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