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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 880 · 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 “one”? (a) bun (b) cat (c) sky
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) high (b) ring (c) light
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) bold (b) fish (c) swing
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – mat (b) fish – dish (c) day – dish
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – moon (b) spoon – moon (c) spoon – bun
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – sing (b) high – pie (c) plain – pie
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) car (b) sing (c) book
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cold (b) sun (c) fog
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) blouse (b) bright (c) swish
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) hat (b) head (c) old
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) guitar (b) pie (c) wing
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – book (b) hook – book (c) hook – head
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Diyas glow at night
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mouse (b) bold – hat (c) cat – hat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) hat (b) bee (c) night
  29. 29.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – spoon (b) soon – fold (c) fish – spoon
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) star (b) noon (c) dish
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) mat (b) shell (c) wish
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) look (b) bold (c) jar
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) kite (b) sea (c) dog
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) cook (b) far (c) clay

Answer key

  1. bun
  2. light
  3. 3
  4. The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. swing
  6. fish – dish
  7. spoon – moon
  8. high – pie
  9. 1
  10. car
  11. cold
  12. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. swish
  14. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. hat
  16. 5
  17. pie
  18. The lazy cow chews and chews
  19. 7
  20. hook – book
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. Little ants march on
  25. cat – hat
  26. 7
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. bee
  29. The moon, round and white
  30. soon – spoon
  31. 2
  32. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. dish
  34. shell
  35. 5
  36. bold
  37. 3
  38. dog
  39. 1
  40. far

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