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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 796 · 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 “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bake (b) bold (c) fog
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) stay (c) king
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) smell – mouse (c) house – bee
  5. 5.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. 10.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot chai in a cup
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – ring (b) car – balloon (c) moon – balloon
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – boat (b) gold – old (c) chain – old
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – sing (b) swing – sky (c) run – sing
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) far (c) well
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – wish (b) fish – cook (c) fish – wish
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – king (b) bed – bat (c) cat – bat
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – bright (b) sun – run (c) blouse – run
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bread (b) jog (c) noon
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – star (b) bat – dog (c) log – dog
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bun (b) old (c) night
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) book (b) moon (c) boat
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) boat (b) far (c) bee
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) bright – dog (c) frog – well
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) red (b) cold (c) pie
  36. 36.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A cat on the wall
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) day (b) dog (c) note
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) tree (b) my (c) brain

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. bold
  3. mat
  4. house – mouse
  5. Monsoon clouds roll in
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. The moon, round and white
  11. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. moon – balloon
  13. gold – old
  14. swing – sing
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. log
  18. fish – wish
  19. cat – bat
  20. 5
  21. sun – run
  22. jog
  23. log – dog
  24. 4
  25. old
  26. 7
  27. Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 4
  29. boat
  30. 7
  31. 7
  32. boat
  33. frog – dog
  34. 2
  35. pie
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. 3
  38. dog
  39. 5
  40. brain

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