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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 88 · 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 “shell”? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) well
  2. 2.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Bees hum near the pond
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) knee – one (c) fold – bee
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – noon (b) soon – noon (c) soon – snake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sea (b) ring (c) noon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – shed (b) gold – old (c) fly – old
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) train (b) pie (c) jog
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – day (b) rake – white (c) kite – white
  11. 11.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) day (c) knee
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) plain (b) dish (c) tell
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – my (b) sky – balloon (c) sky – my
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) smell (c) key
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) kite (b) shell (c) moon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – gold (b) mat – frog (c) log – frog
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – soon (b) noon – mouse (c) noon – soon
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) jog (b) wish (c) night
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) high (b) rat (c) shell
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – note (b) goat – bake (c) goat – note
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – dog (b) frog – chain (c) frog – dog
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) note – play (c) bake – float
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) mouse – red (c) bread – kite
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – lake (b) blouse – mouse (c) swing – mouse
  33. 33.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) swish (c) pie
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – cake (b) noon – pie (c) high – pie
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) tree – plain (c) car – key
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) old (b) swish (c) moon

Answer key

  1. well
  2. Bees hum near the pond
  3. knee – bee
  4. soon – noon
  5. Clouds drift past the hill
  6. sea
  7. gold – old
  8. pie
  9. 3
  10. kite – white
  11. A frog on a leaf
  12. bold
  13. dish
  14. 7
  15. sky – my
  16. The wind plays with my long hair
  17. dog
  18. kite
  19. log – frog
  20. The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. noon – soon
  22. night
  23. shell
  24. Peacocks spread their tails
  25. goat – note
  26. 7
  27. frog – dog
  28. 2
  29. 7
  30. note – float
  31. bread – red
  32. blouse – mouse
  33. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. look
  36. high – pie
  37. 7
  38. 5
  39. tree – key
  40. swish

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