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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 81 · 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 “chain”? (a) knee (b) bed (c) train
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) took (b) night (c) cold
  3. 3.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The old banyan tree
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – car (b) play – day (c) knee – day
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) sun (b) rat (c) fly
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) jar (b) king (c) bread
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) hat (b) shed (c) float
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) star (b) train (c) white
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) dish (b) bright (c) star
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – kite (b) log – red (c) bed – red
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.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) A green parrot sings (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – fog (b) jog – stay (c) jog – fog
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) white (c) rain
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Mangoes in the sun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – tray (b) night – white (c) look – white
  21. 21.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – head (b) bat – mat (c) mouse – mat
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – coat (b) note – coat (c) note – mat
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – stay (b) play – train (c) ring – stay
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – car (b) star – car (c) star – key
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – tree (b) bold – far (c) jar – far
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) star (b) knee (c) hook
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – jog (b) blouse – jog (c) fog – far
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) run (b) spoon (c) star
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – noon (b) chain – frog (c) fog – frog
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – run (b) bun – run (c) bun – moon
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) pie (c) sea
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. train
  2. night
  3. The old banyan tree
  4. play – day
  5. rat
  6. 5
  7. king
  8. float
  9. white
  10. star
  11. bed – red
  12. 3
  13. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. jog – fog
  15. car
  16. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. 7
  20. night – white
  21. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  22. bat – mat
  23. 7
  24. note – coat
  25. 2
  26. Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. play – stay
  28. Green parrots chatter all day
  29. star – car
  30. jar – far
  31. 4
  32. hook
  33. fog – jog
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. spoon
  37. fog – frog
  38. bun – run
  39. wish
  40. 3

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