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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 943 · 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) wish – dish (b) bed – dish (c) wish – house
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – tree (b) sea – day (c) bun – tree
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – gold (b) bun – gold (c) cold – brain
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – clay (b) play – clay (c) play – mouse
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – note (b) coat – train (c) soon – note
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The moon, round and white (c) Kites dance in the sky
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – ring (b) fish – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – wish (b) dog – frog (c) took – frog
  15. 15.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) cake (b) fish (c) bread
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) hat (c) swish
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bold (b) spoon (c) far
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bell (b) book (c) play
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) mat (b) rain (c) jar
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – cold (b) coat – cold (c) bold – lake
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) bread – hat (c) star – head
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – bold (b) high – my (c) swish – my
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – chain (b) kite – soon (c) balloon – soon
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – cat (b) hat – book (c) house – cat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – day (b) bat – smell (c) tell – smell
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) log (b) star (c) bed
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) rat (c) bright

Answer key

  1. wish – dish
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. sea – tree
  5. The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. cold – gold
  7. 2
  8. 7
  9. play – clay
  10. coat – note
  11. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  12. 4
  13. spoon – balloon
  14. dog – frog
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. bread
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. 7
  19. my
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. 5
  23. bold
  24. bell
  25. mat
  26. bold – cold
  27. bread – head
  28. high – my
  29. balloon – soon
  30. hat – cat
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. tell – smell
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. bed
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. pie

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