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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 780 · 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) dog – bake (b) dog – log (c) cold – log
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – far (b) star – blouse (c) brain – far
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sea (b) king (c) bright
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rat (b) fold (c) train
  8. 8.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cat (b) pie – cat (c) mat – smell
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) blouse (b) dog (c) sea
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) swish (b) run (c) jar
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – tell (b) well – frog (c) wish – tell
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fish (b) swish – swing (c) swish – fish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) run (b) cat (c) spoon
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Little ants march on
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) balloon (b) white (c) bun
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The old banyan tree (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – gold (b) old – moon (c) king – gold
  33. 33.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – bold (b) wing – king (c) took – king
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) stay (c) blouse
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – float (b) goat – fish (c) key – float
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. dog – log
  2. star – far
  3. king
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. train
  8. Diyas glow at night
  9. 1
  10. 7
  11. mat – cat
  12. The baby laughs at the moon
  13. 2
  14. Waves carry shells to the shore
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. 2
  17. 7
  18. sea
  19. jar
  20. 2
  21. well – tell
  22. swish – fish
  23. spoon
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. white
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 7
  31. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  32. old – gold
  33. The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. 2
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. 4
  37. wing – king
  38. fish
  39. goat – float
  40. 4

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