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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 733 · 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) tree – cake (b) tree – bee (c) rain – bee
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) clay (b) jog (c) cook
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) light (b) king (c) tray
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sun (b) clay (c) swing
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) goat (b) bold (c) rake
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) shell (b) blouse (c) key
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) jar (b) head (c) snake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – bun (b) bright – kite (c) moon – kite
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – float (b) coat – snake (c) coat – float
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – moon (b) spoon – moon (c) spoon – bee
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – lake (b) sky – fly (c) hook – fly
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) train (b) stay (c) fly
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Little ants march on
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) sea (b) soon (c) bat
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) swish (b) fold (c) jar
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – blouse (b) house – bat (c) house – blouse
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – brain (b) fog – key (c) bee – key
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) sun (b) fog (c) spoon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) log (b) ring (c) rake
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (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) The old banyan tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – tell (b) high – sing (c) ring – sing
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – rain (b) chain – rain (c) chain – book
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – white (b) kite – white (c) kite – wish
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – pie (b) fly – dog (c) fly – pie

Answer key

  1. tree – bee
  2. 3
  3. jog
  4. 5
  5. tray
  6. swing
  7. 7
  8. 4
  9. rake
  10. blouse
  11. Clouds drift past the hill
  12. jar
  13. bright – kite
  14. 7
  15. coat – float
  16. spoon – moon
  17. 7
  18. sky – fly
  19. fly
  20. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 7
  22. soon
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. jar
  26. house – blouse
  27. bee – key
  28. 3
  29. spoon
  30. log
  31. 4
  32. The kite string tugs at my hand
  33. ring – sing
  34. chain – rain
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. Monsoon clouds roll in
  38. 5
  39. kite – white
  40. fly – pie

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