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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 867 · 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 “brain”? (a) train (b) lake (c) stay
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) noon (b) key (c) smell
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The moon, round and white (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. 4.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) sing (b) blouse (c) cat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – chain (b) bed – lake (c) snake – lake
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) jar (b) bee (c) coat
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.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 moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) fog (c) sea
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – noon (b) moon – plain (c) jar – noon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) rain – balloon (c) king – train
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) tell (c) run
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) kite (b) hat (c) sky
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – light (b) kite – light (c) kite – shell
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) bold (b) bright (c) bread
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – brain (b) bake – brain (c) train – house
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) fog (b) swish (c) brain
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – soon (b) moon – soon (c) moon – ring
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – house
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – key (b) spoon – brain (c) plain – brain
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – look (b) fish – wish (c) night – wish
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A frog on a leaf
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – fun (b) one – bold (c) one – fun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) frog (b) bee (c) balloon
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  37. 37.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) play (b) spoon (c) wish
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. train
  2. key
  3. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. blouse
  7. snake – lake
  8. jar
  9. Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 1
  11. The lazy cow chews and chews
  12. 7
  13. bat
  14. moon – noon
  15. 7
  16. rain – train
  17. soon
  18. 3
  19. The puddles shine like mirrors
  20. sky
  21. kite – light
  22. Peacocks spread their tails
  23. bold
  24. train – brain
  25. fog
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. moon – soon
  29. book – cook
  30. plain – brain
  31. fish – wish
  32. The old banyan tree
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. one – fun
  35. balloon
  36. Soft snow on the hills
  37. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. Morning bells ring out
  39. wish
  40. 2

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