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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 754 · 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 “balloon”? (a) fish (b) note (c) soon
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) rain (b) hook (c) well
  3. 3.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A frog on a leaf
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – gold (b) old – gold (c) old – shell
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – swish (b) dish – took (c) dish – swish
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) high (b) chain (c) hat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) jar (b) king (c) dish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) white (c) day
  13. 13.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) Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) spoon (b) one (c) bold
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) key (b) boat (c) my
  18. 18.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) Morning bells ring out (c) A green parrot sings
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) cat – bee (c) knee – ring
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – tell (b) shell – key (c) shell – tell
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Mangoes in the sun
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) clay (b) bed (c) fish
  33. 33.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) fish (b) run (c) sea
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – old (b) smell – tell (c) coat – tell
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – jog (b) ring – sing (c) cake – sing
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – red (b) blouse – red (c) shed – took
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bun (b) wish (c) clay

Answer key

  1. soon
  2. well
  3. A frog on a leaf
  4. old – gold
  5. dish – swish
  6. 2
  7. hat
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. dish
  12. house
  13. Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. one
  15. A green parrot sings
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. my
  18. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  19. 3
  20. knee – bee
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. Kites dance in the sky
  24. shell – tell
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. 7
  27. Rain taps on the roof
  28. 7
  29. Green parrots chatter all day
  30. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. 3
  32. bed
  33. Clouds drift past the hill
  34. run
  35. 3
  36. smell – tell
  37. 7
  38. ring – sing
  39. shed – red
  40. clay

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