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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 700 · 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) fly – tree (b) well – my (c) fly – my
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) lake (b) high (c) shell
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) balloon (b) dog (c) bake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) log (b) tree (c) cake
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) look (b) coat (c) one
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – rat (b) clay – frog (c) fog – frog
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – sky (b) high – sky (c) high – moon
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – car (b) rat – hat (c) dog – hat
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) well (c) clay
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – house (b) cook – look (c) lake – look
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jar (b) spoon – jar (c) guitar – train
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) gold (b) guitar (c) bake
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Mangoes in the sun
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A cat on the wall
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – far (b) car – far (c) car – note
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – bread (b) bed – bread (c) bed – well
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) brain (c) hook
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bright (b) tray – bat (c) hat – bat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – cat (b) bat – coat (c) bat – cat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The temple bells ring softly
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) took (b) bee (c) sing
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – blouse (b) house – wing (c) house – blouse
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) hook (b) tell (c) blouse
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – rat (b) cake – clay (c) tray – clay
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) fish (b) high (c) knee
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) white (b) swish (c) bat
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) frog (b) sun (c) swing

Answer key

  1. fly – my
  2. high
  3. balloon
  4. tree
  5. coat
  6. 3
  7. fog – frog
  8. high – sky
  9. 1
  10. rat – hat
  11. 2
  12. snake
  13. cook – look
  14. 1
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. guitar – jar
  17. bake
  18. The wind plays with my long hair
  19. A cat on the wall
  20. car – far
  21. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. bed – bread
  23. rat
  24. 4
  25. hat – bat
  26. 7
  27. bat – cat
  28. Bees hum near the pond
  29. Hot chai in a cup
  30. took
  31. 4
  32. house – blouse
  33. tell
  34. tray – clay
  35. Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. high
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. bat
  40. sun

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