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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 899 · 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) dish – high (b) play – wish (c) dish – wish
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The temple bells ring softly
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) knee (b) shell (c) house
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wing (b) blouse (c) tree
  7. 7.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – plain (b) one – tray (c) day – tray
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – fold (b) bold – fold (c) bold – house
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) ring (b) sky (c) cake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bake (b) look (c) bright
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) plain (b) hook (c) cat
  14. 14.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Little ants march on
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – lake (b) rake – lake (c) rake – one
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) float (b) bat (c) noon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – white (c) mat – log
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) guitar (b) sea (c) run
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) note (c) sing
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) dish (b) swing (c) fog
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) play (c) book
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bright (b) fun (c) book
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) snake (b) fog (c) far
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) cook (c) wing
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) wish (c) white
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Hot chai in a cup
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – took (b) cook – bake (c) cook – took
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) kite (c) bed
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – old (b) key – tree (c) bread – tree
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Little ants march on
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) car (b) note (c) gold
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) coat (c) jog
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) fun (b) bee (c) clay

Answer key

  1. dish – wish
  2. Clouds drift past the hill
  3. Paper boats sail down the drain
  4. 5
  5. house
  6. wing
  7. Kites dance in the sky
  8. day – tray
  9. bold – fold
  10. sky
  11. 7
  12. look
  13. cat
  14. Little ants march on
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. rake – lake
  19. float
  20. frog – log
  21. guitar
  22. dish
  23. swing
  24. fish
  25. bright
  26. 7
  27. far
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. bread
  31. cook
  32. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  33. cook – took
  34. mouse
  35. key – tree
  36. 3
  37. Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. gold
  39. rat
  40. clay

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