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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 748 · 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) rain – day (b) play – high (c) play – day
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) star (b) jog (c) one
  3. 3.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The moon, round and white
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – head (b) far – white (c) night – white
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) house (b) bed (c) night
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) cat (b) my (c) frog
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – coat (b) goat – coat (c) goat – bat
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) balloon (b) bell (c) mouse
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) kite (b) sea (c) one
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A frog on a leaf
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – ring (b) plain – chain (c) far – chain
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – snake (b) key – bee (c) frog – bee
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cold (b) mouse – blouse (c) well – blouse
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – rain (b) chain – jar (c) tray – rain
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – spoon (b) moon – log (c) moon – spoon
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – bat (b) high – jog (c) fog – jog
  26. 26.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – soon (b) rat – bat (c) train – bat
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) bell – note (c) light – smell
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – tray (b) pie – my (c) dog – my
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) well (b) hat (c) wish
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) stay (b) pie (c) spoon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – play (b) lake – bake (c) cook – bake
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) clay (b) shed (c) rat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) blouse – brain (c) snake – mouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) log (b) mouse (c) day
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) boat (b) lake (c) cold

Answer key

  1. play – day
  2. one
  3. The moon, round and white
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. night – white
  8. 3
  9. night
  10. my
  11. goat – coat
  12. 7
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. bell
  15. kite
  16. 3
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. 3
  19. plain – chain
  20. key – bee
  21. Bees hum near the pond
  22. mouse – blouse
  23. chain – rain
  24. moon – spoon
  25. fog – jog
  26. The baby laughs at the moon
  27. rat – bat
  28. 5
  29. bell – smell
  30. pie – my
  31. well
  32. 7
  33. 3
  34. stay
  35. lake – bake
  36. 3
  37. rat
  38. blouse – mouse
  39. mouse
  40. lake

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