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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 920 · 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) fly – high (b) fun – high (c) fly – jar
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) spoon – fold (c) cake – soon
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – dish (b) fish – dish (c) fish – rat
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – sky (b) pie – day (c) pie – sky
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) light (c) noon
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – guitar (b) star – boat (c) star – guitar
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – balloon (b) sing – swing (c) goat – swing
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Soft snow on the hills
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cold (b) old – cold (c) old – guitar
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) chain (b) noon (c) wish
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – took (b) book – balloon (c) book – took
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – star (b) play – frog (c) jog – frog
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – my (b) pie – my (c) pie – day
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) look (b) key (c) well
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) well (b) jar (c) frog
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A cat on the wall (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Stars blink one by one
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rake (b) dish (c) knee
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Bees hum near the pond
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) coat (b) rain (c) book
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – high (b) sky – high (c) sky – swing
  35. 35.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – wing (b) swing – noon (c) swing – wing
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – kite (b) noon – day (c) play – day
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) car (b) bun (c) sing
  40. 40.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Little ants march on

Answer key

  1. fly – high
  2. 3
  3. spoon – soon
  4. fish – dish
  5. pie – sky
  6. hat
  7. star – guitar
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. 5
  12. sing – swing
  13. 7
  14. 2
  15. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  16. 3
  17. old – cold
  18. noon
  19. 5
  20. book – took
  21. jog – frog
  22. pie – my
  23. 3
  24. look
  25. jar
  26. The puddles shine like mirrors
  27. Stars blink one by one
  28. 1
  29. rake
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. Bees hum near the pond
  33. coat
  34. sky – high
  35. Peacocks spread their tails
  36. swing – wing
  37. 5
  38. play – day
  39. sing
  40. A tiny snail climbs the wall

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