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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 842 · 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) lake – bake (b) lake – tray (c) fun – bake
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – key (b) dish – cake (c) lake – cake
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) coat (b) lake (c) bread
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) knee (b) play (c) hat
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – kite (b) white – frog (c) house – kite
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) note – dog (c) jog – bee
  9. 9.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) book (c) note
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – fly (b) pie – fly (c) pie – note
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – head (b) cake – shell (c) well – shell
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – hook (b) plain – play (c) clay – play
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – night (b) white – coat (c) white – night
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – night (b) car – sun (c) run – sun
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bee (b) snake (c) car
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – king (b) bat – mat (c) key – mat
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) sun (b) smell (c) fish
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) mouse (c) soon
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – took (b) stay – took (c) look – white
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) guitar (b) tray (c) ring
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sea (b) pie (c) house
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) my (b) noon (c) book
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cook (b) note – cook (c) look – red
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) spoon (b) sun (c) rain
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. lake – bake
  2. lake – cake
  3. lake
  4. hat
  5. white – kite
  6. Peacocks spread their tails
  7. 7
  8. jog – dog
  9. Bees hum near the pond
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. dog
  13. 7
  14. 3
  15. pie – fly
  16. 3
  17. The puddles shine like mirrors
  18. 7
  19. well – shell
  20. 7
  21. clay – play
  22. 5
  23. white – night
  24. run – sun
  25. 5
  26. Green parrots chatter all day
  27. snake
  28. 2
  29. bat – mat
  30. sun
  31. play
  32. look – took
  33. 5
  34. tray
  35. sea
  36. noon
  37. look – cook
  38. rain
  39. 3
  40. 7

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