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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 729 · 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 “key”? (a) bee (b) mat (c) bed
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – wish (b) sky – book (c) cook – book
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – house (b) mouse – coat (c) mouse – house
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Kites dance in the sky
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – white (b) bright – white (c) bright – train
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) play (b) cat (c) plain
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Mangoes in the sun
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) bat – jar (c) stay – rat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) knee (b) swing (c) white
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) plain (b) wing (c) clay
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – soon (b) moon – cat (c) moon – soon
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – light (b) bright – rake (c) bright – light
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) kite – tell (c) fly – white
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bright (b) float (c) bed
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) night (c) red
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mat (b) cat – car (c) night – mat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) spoon (b) note (c) cook
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) cat (c) ring
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – book
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) lake (b) bat (c) well
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) wish (b) look (c) bee
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) hat (b) frog (c) moon
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Soft snow on the hills
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) brain – mat (c) noon – rain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) cat (b) boat (c) rain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) mouse (b) rat (c) fish

Answer key

  1. bee
  2. cook – book
  3. mouse – house
  4. The temple bells ring softly
  5. 3
  6. 7
  7. bright – white
  8. play
  9. Mangoes in the sun
  10. Bees hum near the pond
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. bat – rat
  14. white
  15. 2
  16. wing
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. moon – soon
  20. 3
  21. bright – light
  22. kite – white
  23. 5
  24. bed
  25. lake
  26. cat – mat
  27. cook
  28. 7
  29. Peacocks spread their tails
  30. moon
  31. 3
  32. blouse – house
  33. well
  34. bee
  35. moon
  36. Soft snow on the hills
  37. 5
  38. brain – rain
  39. boat
  40. fish

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