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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 71 · 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) wish – fun (b) rain – dish (c) wish – dish
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – rake
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) rake (b) fold (c) moon
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – play (b) tray – swing (c) tray – play
  10. 10.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bat (b) key – sea (c) rake – sea
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) look (b) snake (c) bright
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – red (b) snake – moon (c) spoon – moon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – house (b) bat – cat (c) bright – cat
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – mat (b) smell – shell (c) log – shell
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) sky – blouse (c) mouse – cake
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – guitar (b) frog – rake (c) bake – rake
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) train (b) frog (c) run
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) clay (b) pie (c) hat
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bun (b) fun – book (c) fun – bun
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) old
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – pie (b) bright – cook (c) book – cook
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) kite (c) key
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – rat (b) sing – king (c) shell – king
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – sky (b) goat – float (c) cold – float
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) fish (b) smell (c) tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) shell (b) sky (c) chain
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) cold – cake (c) goat – fold
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) mat (b) dish (c) tray

Answer key

  1. wish – dish
  2. house – blouse
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. fold
  7. Mangoes in the sun
  8. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  9. tray – play
  10. Hot pakoras on a plate
  11. key – sea
  12. snake
  13. spoon – moon
  14. bat – cat
  15. smell – shell
  16. mouse – blouse
  17. bake – rake
  18. The wind plays with my long hair
  19. 3
  20. train
  21. pie
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. fun – bun
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. spoon
  28. book – cook
  29. clay
  30. sing – king
  31. 5
  32. The baby laughs at the moon
  33. goat – float
  34. 3
  35. smell
  36. chain
  37. cold – fold
  38. Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. 7
  40. dish

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