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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 827 · 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) pie – cold (b) pie – fly (c) spoon – fly
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) log – goat (c) sing – fog
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – swish (b) blouse – cat (c) bat – cat
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) hat (c) sea
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) swish (c) balloon
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) well (b) fish (c) note
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bread (b) head – bread (c) head – knee
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) brain (c) well
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – star
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) brain (b) moon (c) dish
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The moon, round and white (c) The dry leaves whisper
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sea (b) bee – sea (c) bee – bread
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – hook (b) knee – tree (c) wish – tree
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – jog (b) lake – snake (c) my – snake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) bun (b) car (c) red
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) fun (b) mat (c) red
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Bees hum near the pond
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fun (b) one – fun (c) one – sea
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) chain (b) day (c) took
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – float (b) log – hat (c) cat – hat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cake (b) lake – cake (c) lake – fun
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) well (b) hook (c) bold
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Bees hum near the pond
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – soon (b) moon – brain (c) moon – soon

Answer key

  1. pie – fly
  2. log – fog
  3. Paper boats sail down the drain
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. bat – cat
  7. 7
  8. cake
  9. blouse
  10. well
  11. head – bread
  12. 3
  13. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  14. mat
  15. clay – play
  16. 3
  17. dish
  18. Peacocks spread their tails
  19. Waves carry shells to the shore
  20. 2
  21. The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. bee – sea
  23. knee – tree
  24. lake – snake
  25. car
  26. red
  27. Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 5
  29. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  30. 3
  31. Bees hum near the pond
  32. one – fun
  33. day
  34. cat – hat
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. lake – cake
  38. hook
  39. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. moon – soon

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