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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 858 · 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 – cake (b) lake – goat (c) spoon – cake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – star (b) light – snake (c) cake – snake
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) snake (b) hat (c) guitar
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) one (c) fish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) one (b) balloon (c) kite
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – tree
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) look (b) log (c) bell
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – plain (b) house – plain (c) rain – swish
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – play (b) tree – knee (c) fog – knee
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – rain (b) noon – spoon (c) sing – spoon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – rat (b) knee – sun (c) fun – sun
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) play (b) fun (c) dish
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fold (b) gold – dish (c) log – fold
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – bread (b) well – frog (c) log – frog
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – chain (b) brain – frog (c) brain – chain
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – wish (b) swish – light (c) swish – wish
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) boat (b) balloon (c) pie
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – jar (b) star – jar (c) star – kite
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – took
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) coat (b) chain (c) dog
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) took (c) train
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The old banyan tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) house
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. lake – cake
  2. 5
  3. cake – snake
  4. guitar
  5. 7
  6. car
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. kite
  9. Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. moon – soon
  11. bell
  12. rain – plain
  13. 3
  14. tree – knee
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 2
  18. noon – spoon
  19. fun – sun
  20. fun
  21. Monsoon clouds roll in
  22. gold – fold
  23. log – frog
  24. brain – chain
  25. 7
  26. swish – wish
  27. pie
  28. 7
  29. Mangoes in the sun
  30. star – jar
  31. blouse – house
  32. 7
  33. chain
  34. cold
  35. Green parrots chatter all day
  36. house
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. Peacocks spread their tails
  40. 3

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