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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 826 · 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 “mat”? (a) jog (b) sing (c) cat
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Diyas glow at night
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) dog (c) fold
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – ring (b) swing – moon (c) swing – ring
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – boat (b) book – rain (c) train – rain
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – fun (b) hat – mat (c) look – mat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (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) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) pie (c) night
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) noon (b) ring (c) fold
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) fish (c) mat
  14. 14.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) sky (b) boat (c) swish
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) car (b) bake (c) mouse
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – sun (b) fun – sun (c) fun – wing
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – ring (b) fish – soon (c) noon – soon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) tree – plain (c) rain – smell
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) tell (b) rat (c) bake
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – smell
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) one (c) old
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) far (b) shed (c) play
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – night (b) kite – rat (c) kite – night
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dish (b) swish – bright (c) bee – dish
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – fun (b) bun – cat (c) bright – fun
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) note (b) fish (c) sing
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) rat (c) boat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) sky – house (c) mouse – soon
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night

Answer key

  1. cat
  2. Diyas glow at night
  3. mouse
  4. 5
  5. swing – ring
  6. train – rain
  7. hat – mat
  8. 3
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. bed
  11. 7
  12. fold
  13. white
  14. The baby laughs at the moon
  15. 3
  16. boat
  17. bake
  18. fun – sun
  19. noon – soon
  20. rain – plain
  21. 3
  22. rat
  23. 7
  24. moon – spoon
  25. tell
  26. 5
  27. far
  28. kite – night
  29. 2
  30. swish – dish
  31. bun – fun
  32. A green parrot sings
  33. 3
  34. sing
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. bold
  38. mouse – house
  39. 2
  40. The wind plays with my long hair

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