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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 70 · 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 “book”? (a) tree (b) shell (c) hook
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) run – log (c) dog – boat
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – plain (b) bread – bee (c) sea – bee
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The dry leaves whisper
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – run (b) bun – jar (c) bun – run
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) light (b) shell (c) book
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – goat (b) knee – red (c) shed – red
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) shed (b) sun (c) tell
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) soon (b) ring (c) snake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – sea (b) sing – fold (c) gold – fold
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) car (b) swish (c) goat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – old (b) noon – soon (c) bee – soon
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) fun (b) mouse (c) fog
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) fun (b) bread (c) fly
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – old (b) cold – old (c) cold – jog
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – took (b) hook – gold (c) hook – took
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – fish (b) dog – bold (c) fold – bold
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. hook
  2. Rain taps on the roof
  3. 4
  4. dog – log
  5. 3
  6. The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. sea – bee
  8. Waves carry shells to the shore
  9. 7
  10. bun – run
  11. book
  12. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. shed – red
  14. tell
  15. snake
  16. gold – fold
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. 1
  23. swish
  24. 5
  25. noon – soon
  26. mouse
  27. bread
  28. cold – old
  29. 7
  30. hook – took
  31. The temple bells ring softly
  32. Little ants march on
  33. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. Hot chai in a cup
  35. 2
  36. 7
  37. 4
  38. fold – bold
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. 2

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