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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 869 · 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 “swish”? (a) cake (b) wish (c) bed
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fold (b) noon – spoon (c) bee – spoon
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – blouse (b) star – jar (c) log – jar
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Rain taps on the roof
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bake (b) log (c) bee
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) swish (c) stay
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – sun (b) lake – sun (c) run – head
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) key (b) far (c) bread
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – white (b) shed – red (c) rain – red
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – key (b) bee – blouse (c) sky – key
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – frog (b) dog – frog (c) dog – fold
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – white (b) cake – lake (c) dog – lake
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) ring (b) tree (c) play
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – train (b) brain – train (c) brain – spoon
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) bat (b) goat (c) brain
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) house (c) key
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – dish (b) swish – kite (c) swish – dish
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – boat (b) brain – boat (c) note – cook
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) swing (b) kite (c) fold
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – house
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) lake (b) play (c) well
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – bee (b) sea – dog (c) sea – bee

Answer key

  1. wish
  2. noon – spoon
  3. star – jar
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. Rain taps on the roof
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. log
  13. rake
  14. run – sun
  15. 5
  16. 7
  17. The moon, round and white
  18. bread
  19. shed – red
  20. bee – key
  21. 5
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. dog – frog
  24. 5
  25. cake – lake
  26. 7
  27. tree
  28. brain – train
  29. goat
  30. Kites dance in the sky
  31. fly
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. swish – dish
  35. 2
  36. note – boat
  37. swing
  38. book – cook
  39. well
  40. sea – bee

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