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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 906 · 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 “tree”? (a) bee (b) fun (c) blouse
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) bell (b) mat (c) play
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) blouse (c) hat
  6. 6.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) A cat on the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – tray (b) note – boat (c) swish – boat
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sea (b) plain – my (c) pie – my
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – soon (b) night – day (c) tray – day
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – run (b) balloon – knee (c) bee – knee
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) hook (b) blouse (c) day
  14. 14.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) A cat on the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) mouse (b) high (c) book
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) cake (b) bed (c) wish
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – frog (b) white – night (c) bed – night
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bright (b) head (c) king
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) snake (b) play (c) old
  22. 22.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – cold (b) log – rake (c) bake – rake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) jar (b) gold (c) lake
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – day
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – blouse (b) house – blouse (c) house – my
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – fold (b) cold – fold (c) cold – shell
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) play (b) coat (c) bat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) cold (b) balloon (c) smell
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) smell (b) sun (c) took
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – head (b) bread – star (c) bread – head
  39. 39.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. bee
  2. play
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. bed
  6. The kite string tugs at my hand
  7. note – boat
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. pie – my
  11. tray – day
  12. bee – knee
  13. day
  14. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  15. 3
  16. high
  17. bed
  18. white – night
  19. 7
  20. king
  21. play
  22. Children splash in muddy lanes
  23. bake – rake
  24. jar
  25. 2
  26. Peacocks spread their tails
  27. 1
  28. 5
  29. snake – cake
  30. house – blouse
  31. cold – fold
  32. 3
  33. Rain taps on the roof
  34. bat
  35. balloon
  36. 5
  37. smell
  38. bread – head
  39. Paper boats sail down the drain
  40. 7

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