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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 853 · 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 “swing”? (a) moon (b) sing (c) jog
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) sun (b) day (c) shell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) blouse (b) frog (c) wish
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – rat (b) mat – rat (c) mat – train
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) head (b) mat (c) my
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – swing (b) sing – swing (c) sing – wish
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) swish (b) bright (c) wing
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) rain (b) snake (c) spoon
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bold (b) float (c) stay
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) kite (b) wing (c) blouse
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – shed (b) look – shed (c) bed – knee
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) soon (b) shed (c) train
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The temple bells ring softly
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) The old banyan tree
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – rat (b) house – tree (c) knee – tree
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – soon (b) balloon – bat (c) balloon – soon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) rain (b) blouse (c) head
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – note (b) boat – one (c) boat – note
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) bee (c) bun
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – cake (b) cold – fold (c) hook – fold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) rat (b) sun (c) fold
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – head (b) shed – hat (c) shed – head

Answer key

  1. sing
  2. day
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. frog
  6. 7
  7. mat – rat
  8. mat
  9. sing – swing
  10. bright
  11. rain
  12. stay
  13. blouse
  14. bed – shed
  15. Rain taps on the roof
  16. soon
  17. The temple bells ring softly
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. knee – tree
  22. 2
  23. balloon – soon
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. rain
  27. boat – note
  28. 1
  29. Diyas glow at night
  30. rake
  31. 2
  32. Peacocks spread their tails
  33. cold – fold
  34. fold
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 5
  40. shed – head

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