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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 694 · 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 “rat”? (a) bat (b) fun (c) cold
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) balloon (b) run (c) bright
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – jar (b) pie – high (c) hook – high
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) coat (b) one (c) house
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – bold (b) bake – night (c) bright – night
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – car (b) tree – bee (c) stay – bee
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – bee (b) sea – rat (c) sea – bee
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – coat (b) hat – coat (c) note – blouse
  15. 15.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) one (b) rat (c) tray
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A cat on the wall
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – clay (b) stay – snake (c) stay – clay
  22. 22.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – ring (b) sing – cook (c) sing – ring
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) shed (c) mouse
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 26.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – note (b) snake – bell (c) tell – bell
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) spoon – fish (c) dish – far
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bell (b) plain (c) high
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) jog (c) my
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) guitar – play (c) tray – shed
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) spoon – red (c) bread – lake
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) night (b) tell (c) dish
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – chain (b) red – shell (c) bell – shell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – noon (b) soon – noon (c) soon – bright

Answer key

  1. bat
  2. balloon
  3. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  4. 2
  5. pie – high
  6. 7
  7. one
  8. 7
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. bright – night
  11. tree – bee
  12. The old banyan tree
  13. sea – bee
  14. note – coat
  15. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  16. tray
  17. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. stay – clay
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. sing – ring
  24. cat
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. Rain taps on the roof
  27. 5
  28. tell – bell
  29. dish – fish
  30. plain
  31. 3
  32. tree
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. tray – play
  36. bread – red
  37. 3
  38. dish
  39. bell – shell
  40. soon – noon

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