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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 730 · 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 “far”? (a) red (b) car (c) ring
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. 4.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) A green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – frog (b) head – swing (c) wing – swing
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Kites dance in the sky
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) rat (b) mouse (c) book
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – coat (b) boat – blouse (c) boat – coat
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – ring (b) king – bed (c) king – ring
  11. 11.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – house (b) smell – swing (c) ring – swing
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) blouse (b) train (c) head
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) train (b) mouse (c) pie
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) knee (c) cat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) smell (b) float (c) moon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – fog (b) jog – coat (c) jog – fog
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – tray (b) blouse – house (c) head – house
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) bread (b) cold (c) moon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – took (b) house – took (c) look – cake
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) tree (b) bread (c) play
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cook (b) hat (c) bell
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) coat (c) fun

Answer key

  1. car
  2. 7
  3. Little ants march on
  4. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. wing – swing
  6. The kite string tugs at my hand
  7. 3
  8. book
  9. boat – coat
  10. king – ring
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 3
  13. ring – swing
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. train
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. Children splash in muddy lanes
  21. 4
  22. 5
  23. The baby laughs at the moon
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. mouse
  27. Soft snow on the hills
  28. cook
  29. 7
  30. moon
  31. jog – fog
  32. blouse – house
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. moon
  37. look – took
  38. play
  39. hat
  40. house

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