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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 825 · 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) mouse – jar (b) rain – house (c) mouse – house
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) old (b) rat (c) dish
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – lake (b) cake – lake (c) cake – hat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) sing (b) guitar (c) day
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) knee (b) took (c) boat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.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) A cat on the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – goat (b) float – mouse (c) bake – goat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bat (b) moon (c) play
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – shell (b) tell – star (c) tell – shell
  15. 15.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) Stars blink one by one (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – well (b) tell – knee (c) tell – well
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) one – ring (c) swing – bread
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) run (b) rain (c) book
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) fun (b) book (c) snake
  23. 23.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) note (b) gold (c) light
  25. 25.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bread (b) moon – balloon (c) night – balloon
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – pie (b) dish – pie (c) sky – fun
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) plain (b) cook (c) spoon
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) train (b) swing (c) my
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) hat (b) shell (c) balloon
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) cat (b) sky (c) bright
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Little ants march on (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – float (b) house – blouse (c) shell – blouse

Answer key

  1. mouse – house
  2. dish
  3. cake – lake
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. day
  8. 3
  9. knee
  10. 3
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. float – goat
  13. play
  14. tell – shell
  15. Stars blink one by one
  16. tell – well
  17. swing – ring
  18. book
  19. 2
  20. 7
  21. 2
  22. book
  23. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  24. note
  25. Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. moon – balloon
  27. sky – pie
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 3
  31. cook
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. 5
  35. my
  36. balloon
  37. The kite string tugs at my hand
  38. sky
  39. Little ants march on
  40. house – blouse

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