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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 835 · 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) tell – dish (b) wish – dish (c) wish – jog
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) clay (b) ring (c) goat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – bed (b) red – bed (c) red – sky
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – kite (b) white – bed (c) white – kite
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) light (b) sky (c) noon
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – head (b) shed – blouse (c) shed – head
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) bold (c) balloon
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – bread (b) red – cat (c) red – bread
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) rake (b) run (c) jog
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – well (b) sea – hat (c) bat – hat
  21. 21.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) head (b) bat (c) chain
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) rat (b) float (c) head
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) boat (b) smell (c) took
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – my (b) high – my (c) high – blouse
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) spoon (b) day (c) bake
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) coat (b) shell (c) play
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) head (b) note (c) one
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – bake (b) dish – wish (c) rat – wish
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) coat – bed (c) swing – boat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) bold (b) red (c) took
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) look – blouse (c) mouse – sky
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) sing – cake (c) cat – king

Answer key

  1. wish – dish
  2. 3
  3. clay
  4. red – bed
  5. A frog on a leaf
  6. Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. 5
  8. white – kite
  9. 5
  10. sky
  11. shed – head
  12. 2
  13. star
  14. 7
  15. red – bread
  16. run
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. 3
  20. bat – hat
  21. Hot chai in a cup
  22. 2
  23. 7
  24. bat
  25. 7
  26. head
  27. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. took
  29. high – my
  30. bake
  31. coat
  32. head
  33. dish – wish
  34. coat – boat
  35. took
  36. 5
  37. mouse – blouse
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. sing – king

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