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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 915 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – took (b) book – moon (c) book – took
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) rake (b) sun (c) balloon
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) house (b) sky (c) cold
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) swing (b) tree (c) car
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) white
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) ring (b) cake (c) goat
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) fish (b) hat (c) float
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) book (b) red (c) key
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bun (b) coat (c) night
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) fly (c) spoon
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) rain (b) shed (c) fish
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bell (b) smell – fold (c) light – bell
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) snake (b) shell (c) old
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – blouse (b) mouse – fish (c) mouse – blouse
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) swish (b) run (c) cat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – shell (b) bell – cake (c) bell – shell
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sun (b) soon (c) white
  29. 29.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bold (b) tree – sea (c) play – sea
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) spoon (b) tell (c) bake
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Rain taps on the roof
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – kite (b) well – smell (c) clay – smell
  35. 35.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – kite (b) cat – bat (c) bee – bat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – gold (b) high – pie (c) moon – pie
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) guitar (c) coat
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. book – took
  3. balloon
  4. 1
  5. sky
  6. tree
  7. ring
  8. goat
  9. float
  10. key
  11. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  12. 7
  13. night
  14. light
  15. 5
  16. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  17. fish
  18. smell – bell
  19. shell
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. mouse – blouse
  24. 2
  25. cat
  26. 7
  27. bell – shell
  28. sun
  29. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. tree – sea
  31. spoon
  32. The old banyan tree
  33. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. well – smell
  35. Rain taps on the roof
  36. 5
  37. cat – bat
  38. high – pie
  39. bright
  40. 7

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