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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 879 · 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) book – dog (b) jog – cat (c) jog – dog
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) cold – light (c) bright – mouse
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) bake (b) sing (c) bright
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – look (b) bun – look (c) took – chain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) cold (b) dog (c) tree
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – blouse (b) mouse – run (c) mouse – blouse
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) bread (c) guitar
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – mat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cold (b) goat (c) snake
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bed (b) boat (c) star
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – tree (b) key – brain (c) key – tree
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) gold (b) note (c) soon
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – log (b) frog – light (c) frog – log
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) hat (b) my (c) noon
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The moon, round and white (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – red (b) far – bee (c) tree – bee
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) coat (b) brain (c) high
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) run – wish (c) swish – light
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) jog (b) my (c) kite
  33. 33.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) A frog on a leaf
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) note (b) kite (c) snake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dish (b) sea (c) fly
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) smell (b) cold (c) hat
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) house (b) day (c) noon

Answer key

  1. jog – dog
  2. bright – light
  3. sing
  4. 5
  5. took – look
  6. dog
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. mouse – blouse
  10. 7
  11. 5
  12. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. book
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. house – mouse
  16. cold
  17. star
  18. key – tree
  19. 7
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. soon
  23. frog – log
  24. Diyas glow at night
  25. hat
  26. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. tree – bee
  28. high
  29. swish – wish
  30. 1
  31. 7
  32. jog
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. 5
  35. snake
  36. sea
  37. cold
  38. 7
  39. 1
  40. noon

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