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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 847 · 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) night – my (b) fly – fog (c) fly – my
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) balloon (b) hook (c) shell
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) plain (b) cat (c) one
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) house (c) night
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) log (c) high
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) bee (b) took (c) swing
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – moon (b) cook – red (c) bed – red
  10. 10.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Kites dance in the sky
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) note (c) house
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bread (b) frog (c) blouse
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) coat (b) red (c) bee
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – soon (b) balloon – soon (c) balloon – fold
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bat (b) pie – red (c) head – red
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – book (b) took – book (c) took – blouse
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A frog on a leaf
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) swish (b) fog (c) spoon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) guitar (b) play (c) old
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – tree (b) bee – kite (c) bee – tree
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) red – bell (c) cat – bread
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) kite (b) rat (c) one
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) shell (b) rat (c) night
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. fly – my
  2. hook
  3. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  4. plain
  5. Kites dance in the sky
  6. lake
  7. key
  8. swing
  9. bed – red
  10. Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. dish
  12. frog
  13. bee
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. balloon – soon
  18. 1
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. head – red
  22. 2
  23. took – book
  24. 5
  25. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  26. 7
  27. A frog on a leaf
  28. 5
  29. swish
  30. play
  31. Bees hum near the pond
  32. bee – tree
  33. 5
  34. red – bread
  35. one
  36. The moon, round and white
  37. 5
  38. night
  39. 7
  40. 5

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