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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 802 · 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 “star”? (a) guitar (b) knee (c) gold
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bright (b) tray – cat (c) rat – cat
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – brain (b) cat – soon (c) moon – soon
  6. 6.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – wing (b) tray – run (c) bun – run
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) my (b) bat (c) took
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – play (b) stay – play (c) stay – far
  12. 12.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – frog (b) old – fold (c) swish – fold
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A frog on a leaf
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) chain (b) tree (c) rake
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Rain taps on the roof
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – look (b) fun – old (c) bold – old
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) plain (b) goat (c) tell
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – book (b) day – clay (c) dish – clay
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) head (b) cook (c) light
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – rake (b) train – rake (c) bake – gold
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – spoon
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) fly (b) rat (c) house
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – high (b) sky – high (c) sky – key
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – brain (b) gold – brain (c) rain – hook
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) coat (c) balloon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – frog (b) cold – frog (c) jog – cake
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – moon (b) sun – run (c) stay – run
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) bun (b) look (c) rake
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) old (b) balloon (c) knee

Answer key

  1. guitar
  2. rat – cat
  3. 5
  4. The wind plays with my long hair
  5. moon – soon
  6. Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 5
  8. bun – run
  9. 7
  10. bat
  11. stay – play
  12. Rain taps on the roof
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. old – fold
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. tree
  19. 3
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  22. bold – old
  23. goat
  24. 5
  25. day – clay
  26. light
  27. 5
  28. bake – rake
  29. boat – note
  30. Little ants march on
  31. house
  32. sky – high
  33. rain – brain
  34. brain
  35. jog – frog
  36. sun – run
  37. 7
  38. rake
  39. 2
  40. knee

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