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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 782 · 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) swish – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – bee
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bed (b) spoon (c) bright
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – fish (b) moon – noon (c) boat – noon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) jar (b) goat (c) bun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) high (b) far (c) rake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) wish (b) shell (c) snake
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) jar – log (c) dog – spoon
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) tell (c) one
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) hook (c) white
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bed (b) light – bed (c) bread – boat
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Stars blink one by one
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – hat (b) sing – one (c) run – one
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – day (b) night – swish (c) dish – swish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – blouse (b) mouse – far (c) mouse – blouse
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – swish (b) wish – swish (c) wish – book
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) smell (b) cook (c) moon
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – bee (b) high – fly (c) cold – fly
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – king (b) key – note (c) coat – note
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) took (c) balloon
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – balloon (b) moon – balloon (c) moon – fold
  35. 35.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 cat on the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) head (b) sing (c) rake
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) king (b) house (c) sky
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. moon – spoon
  2. bright
  3. moon – noon
  4. 4
  5. goat
  6. rake
  7. shell
  8. Bees hum near the pond
  9. Hot pakoras on a plate
  10. Kites dance in the sky
  11. dog – log
  12. spoon
  13. tray
  14. 5
  15. bread – bed
  16. 5
  17. The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 2
  19. run – one
  20. dish – swish
  21. 7
  22. 1
  23. mouse – blouse
  24. wish – swish
  25. 2
  26. moon
  27. A cat on the wall
  28. 3
  29. high – fly
  30. 7
  31. coat – note
  32. my
  33. 2
  34. moon – balloon
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. head
  37. sky
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. 5

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