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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 897 · 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) bake – snake (b) bake – swish (c) car – snake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – night (b) light – head (c) car – night
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – bee (b) sky – fly (c) wish – fly
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bat (b) cat – white (c) cat – bat
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – chain (b) house – chain (c) rain – knee
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) guitar (b) cat (c) balloon
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) brain (b) bake (c) took
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – cold (b) gold – cold (c) gold – moon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) light – plain (c) chain – fish
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) swing (b) cat (c) float
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  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) Morning bells ring out (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Hot chai in a cup
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) sky – bun (c) fun – bold
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hat (b) jar – hat (c) rat – day
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – stay (b) play – stay (c) play – bee
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Soft snow on the hills
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – night (b) gold – bold (c) fog – bold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) mouse (b) bread (c) fun
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The old banyan tree
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – swing (b) blouse – mouse (c) coat – mouse
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) coat (c) light

Answer key

  1. bake – snake
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. light – night
  5. sky – fly
  6. cat – bat
  7. 3
  8. 7
  9. rain – chain
  10. balloon
  11. 2
  12. bake
  13. 3
  14. The dry leaves whisper
  15. Waves carry shells to the shore
  16. gold – cold
  17. 1
  18. chain – plain
  19. float
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. Morning bells ring out
  23. Rain taps on the roof
  24. Paper boats sail down the drain
  25. fun – bun
  26. rat – hat
  27. 5
  28. play – stay
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. Soft snow on the hills
  32. gold – bold
  33. 7
  34. fun
  35. 5
  36. 1
  37. The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. 5
  39. blouse – mouse
  40. clay

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