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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 703 · 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 “fog”? (a) frog (b) play (c) soon
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) white (b) old (c) jar
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) jog (b) car (c) my
  5. 5.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The old banyan tree (c) The dry leaves whisper
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (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) Morning bells ring out (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) shell (b) shed (c) tray
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – star (b) mouse – noon (c) spoon – noon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) snake – run (c) ring – lake
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – look (b) fish – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Kites dance in the sky
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) rain (b) night (c) blouse
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – my (b) one – bun (c) king – bun
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) boat (b) run (c) bed
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – plain (b) rain – day (c) rain – plain
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) light (b) bell (c) lake
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dish (b) swish – bun (c) sing – dish
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) tell (b) jar (c) note
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) lake – play (c) tray – hook
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – night (b) light – night (c) light – rake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) knee (b) bed (c) king
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – log (b) coat – log (c) jog – moon
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – tell (b) well – tree (c) well – tell
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) took (b) dish (c) bat
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) bee – star (c) lake – knee
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – bread (b) head – far (c) head – bread
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cat (b) mouse – house (c) wing – house
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. frog
  2. old
  3. 3
  4. my
  5. Mangoes in the sun
  6. The moon, round and white
  7. Hot pakoras on a plate
  8. 7
  9. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  10. 5
  11. shell
  12. 2
  13. spoon – noon
  14. snake – lake
  15. noon – balloon
  16. Kites dance in the sky
  17. blouse
  18. one – bun
  19. bed
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. rain – plain
  24. lake
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. swish – dish
  28. 7
  29. tell
  30. tray – play
  31. light – night
  32. bed
  33. jog – log
  34. well – tell
  35. 3
  36. took
  37. bee – knee
  38. head – bread
  39. mouse – house
  40. 5

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