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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 898 · 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 “log”? (a) frog (b) lake (c) bread
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – rain (b) plain – fog (c) key – rain
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) gold (b) spoon (c) hat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – cold (b) bold – knee (c) bold – cold
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – blouse (b) shed – bake (c) rake – bake
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) light – boat (c) pie – bright
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) dog (b) took (c) cake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – fun (b) bell – smell (c) dog – smell
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) wing (b) clay (c) cook
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – fog (b) frog – play (c) guitar – fog
  14. 14.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) The puddles shine like mirrors
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Rain taps on the roof
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) bake (b) bell (c) took
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) book (b) lake (c) rain
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sing (b) key (c) fish
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – tree (b) key – tree (c) key – train
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – cake (b) bake – cake (c) bake – stay
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – brain (b) guitar – far (c) jog – far
  34. 34.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The old banyan tree
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) coat (b) wing (c) balloon
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) log (b) old (c) boat
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. frog
  2. plain – rain
  3. hat
  4. bold – cold
  5. rake – bake
  6. 5
  7. light – bright
  8. cake
  9. bell – smell
  10. 3
  11. cook
  12. 2
  13. frog – fog
  14. The puddles shine like mirrors
  15. 5
  16. The old banyan tree
  17. 5
  18. Peacocks spread their tails
  19. The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 5
  21. took
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. rain
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. key
  27. 5
  28. key – tree
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 7
  31. bake – cake
  32. 7
  33. guitar – far
  34. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  35. coat
  36. 3
  37. log
  38. Bees hum near the pond
  39. 4
  40. 3

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