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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 93 · 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 “bread”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) fold
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – kite (b) bright – far (c) bright – kite
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – moon (b) bat – car (c) guitar – car
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) fold (c) tree
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The temple bells ring softly
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) pie – cake (c) lake – noon
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) bake (c) bat
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) shell (b) bright (c) swing
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – book (b) hook – smell (c) hook – book
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – far (b) cook – blouse (c) house – blouse
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) well (b) dish (c) clay
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bell (b) soon (c) cat
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Little ants march on
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cat (b) mat – noon (c) fun – cat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – bell (b) spoon – old (c) fold – old
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – head (b) red – sky (c) run – head
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) tray – soon (c) spoon – fog
  28. 28.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – book (b) log – book (c) cook – dish
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) chain (c) day
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) light (b) bat (c) fun
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) clay (c) bee
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – ring (c) bee – sky

Answer key

  1. bed
  2. bright – kite
  3. guitar – car
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. bake
  7. 1
  8. The temple bells ring softly
  9. lake – cake
  10. 1
  11. Rain taps on the roof
  12. fold
  13. 5
  14. swing
  15. hook – book
  16. house – blouse
  17. clay
  18. soon
  19. 7
  20. 3
  21. Little ants march on
  22. mat – cat
  23. fold – old
  24. Stars blink one by one
  25. 3
  26. red – head
  27. spoon – soon
  28. Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. cook – book
  30. 7
  31. A cat on the wall
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 5
  35. Soft snow on the hills
  36. moon
  37. fun
  38. jog
  39. 7
  40. pie – sky

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