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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 779 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – goat (b) float – moon (c) float – goat
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) play (b) train (c) bright
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bed (b) pie – bed (c) shed – lake
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) cold – head (c) bread – boat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) dog (b) car (c) king
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bake (b) rake – bake (c) rake – float
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – ring (b) well – brain (c) plain – brain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) sing (b) high (c) shed
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) cake (c) spoon
  14. 14.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – shell (b) bell – brain (c) bell – shell
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – coat (c) bun – blouse
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) king (b) rake (c) fly
  20. 20.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) Morning bells ring out
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) chain (b) bake (c) book
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – well (b) shell – cold (c) ring – well
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – sea (b) star – far (c) sing – far
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) fold (c) rat
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – bell (b) smell – bell (c) smell – tray
  29. 29.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. 31.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) hook (b) bun (c) white
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) night (b) run (c) train
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) float (c) knee
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. float – goat
  3. 2
  4. play
  5. shed – bed
  6. 5
  7. bread – head
  8. 3
  9. car
  10. rake – bake
  11. plain – brain
  12. sing
  13. bun
  14. The baby laughs at the moon
  15. 5
  16. bell – shell
  17. mouse – blouse
  18. 3
  19. rake
  20. Morning bells ring out
  21. 5
  22. book
  23. 7
  24. shell – well
  25. 5
  26. star – far
  27. one
  28. smell – bell
  29. Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. The moon, round and white
  32. white
  33. train
  34. 5
  35. bright
  36. 2
  37. 7
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. 2

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