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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 942 · 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 “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – spoon (b) note – spoon (c) noon – rake
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – well (b) smell – well (c) smell – red
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The dry leaves whisper
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – fun (b) sing – ring (c) cook – ring
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – shell (b) tell – day (c) cat – shell
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – snake (b) lake – stay (c) lake – snake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) key (b) one (c) boat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) bread (c) old
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – cook (b) hook – run (c) hook – cook
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The old banyan tree (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) goat (b) day (c) mat
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) sky (b) chain (c) far
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Morning bells ring out
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – dog (b) frog – dog (c) frog – hat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – old (b) bold – log (c) bold – old
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – bake (c) dish – tray
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) cat (b) knee (c) brain
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) mouse (c) well
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) took (b) shell (c) fish
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) book (b) tray (c) mat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) gold – book (c) took – swish
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) cat (c) sea
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) ring (b) white (c) coat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – tree (b) knee – pie (c) knee – tree
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) bake (b) night (c) rain

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. noon – spoon
  3. smell – well
  4. Paper boats sail down the drain
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 5
  7. sing – ring
  8. 3
  9. tell – shell
  10. lake – snake
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. boat
  14. 3
  15. look
  16. hook – cook
  17. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. 7
  19. mat
  20. far
  21. 2
  22. Morning bells ring out
  23. frog – dog
  24. 2
  25. Peacocks spread their tails
  26. The moon, round and white
  27. bold – old
  28. 3
  29. play – tray
  30. 5
  31. 7
  32. knee
  33. bread
  34. fish
  35. book
  36. took – book
  37. sea
  38. coat
  39. knee – tree
  40. rain

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