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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 861 · 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 “bat”? (a) hat (b) king (c) swish
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) sun (b) jog (c) car
  3. 3.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Rain taps on the roof
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) play (b) look (c) cake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sing (b) my (c) goat
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – brain (b) bed – brain (c) train – clay
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – bold (b) jar – blouse (c) mouse – blouse
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – one (b) sun – spoon (c) sun – one
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The dry leaves whisper
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) mouse (b) rain (c) tell
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) brain – bright (c) light – blouse
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – well (b) smell – well (c) smell – mouse
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) sea (b) tell (c) spoon
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) wing (c) rat
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) brain (b) blouse (c) guitar
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – clay (b) far – moon (c) soon – moon
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) smell (b) frog (c) bold
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – hat (b) fly – hat (c) cat – cake
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Hot chai in a cup
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) goat (b) swish (c) star
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – wish (b) fold – cold (c) cake – cold
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) bee (b) mouse (c) plain
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – my (b) tree – bat (c) hat – bat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) red (b) took (c) high
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. hat
  2. jog
  3. The temple bells ring softly
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. play
  7. my
  8. train – brain
  9. 2
  10. mouse – blouse
  11. sun – one
  12. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. rain
  14. 2
  15. light – bright
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. The moon, round and white
  20. 7
  21. smell – well
  22. tell
  23. bread
  24. guitar
  25. soon – moon
  26. frog
  27. Diyas glow at night
  28. cat – hat
  29. 5
  30. The wind plays with my long hair
  31. star
  32. 3
  33. 7
  34. fold – cold
  35. mouse
  36. 7
  37. hat – bat
  38. high
  39. 3
  40. 4

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