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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 865 · 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) noon (b) king (c) blouse
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) cat (b) bee (c) bun
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) jog (b) fly (c) cake
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bell (b) swish (c) stay
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – bake (b) hook – goat (c) float – goat
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – coat (b) boat – fold (c) boat – coat
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) fish (b) pie (c) sea
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) cook (b) balloon (c) lake
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – night (b) white – train (c) white – night
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – goat (b) sing – swing (c) balloon – swing
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) my (b) lake (c) bee
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) cake (b) bee (c) red
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – shed (b) bread – kite (c) bread – shed
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – wing (b) king – wing (c) king – moon
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Morning bells ring out
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – my (b) high – my (c) high – key
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) far (b) spoon (c) night
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) soon (b) sing (c) train
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) smell (c) bun
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) noon (b) frog (c) dish
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) star (b) fish (c) lake
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – noon (b) hook – noon (c) balloon – bee

Answer key

  1. king
  2. cat
  3. cake
  4. The baby laughs at the moon
  5. stay
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. float – goat
  9. 3
  10. boat – coat
  11. sea
  12. balloon
  13. Hot chai in a cup
  14. 4
  15. 3
  16. white – night
  17. 7
  18. sing – swing
  19. bee
  20. red
  21. bread – shed
  22. king – wing
  23. The lazy cow chews and chews
  24. 5
  25. high – my
  26. 7
  27. 3
  28. night
  29. soon
  30. Green parrots chatter all day
  31. lake
  32. 2
  33. dish
  34. 3
  35. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. fish
  39. Bees hum near the pond
  40. balloon – noon

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