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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 945 · 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) guitar – star (b) guitar – sing (c) run – star
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – book (b) far – bun (c) run – bun
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) plain (b) bell (c) clay
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A frog on a leaf
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) rat (b) key (c) spoon
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bell (b) far (c) fish
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – chain (b) plain – mouse (c) plain – chain
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – moon (b) pie – tray (c) stay – tray
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) fog (b) rat (c) float
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – blouse (b) house – wish (c) house – blouse
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) day (b) note (c) plain
  18. 18.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The moon, round and white
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) bright (b) king (c) dog
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) old (b) red (c) clay
  21. 21.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A cat on the wall
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) chain (c) house
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – pie (b) float – pie (c) sky – bright
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – plain (b) rain – plain (c) rain – rat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – king (b) sing – king (c) sing – look
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Mangoes in the sun
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – mouse (b) blouse – rat (c) blouse – mouse
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) mat (b) rake (c) night
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – look (b) pie – look (c) took – soon
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) note (b) old (c) balloon
  39. 39.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) fun – white (c) night – head

Answer key

  1. guitar – star
  2. run – bun
  3. 1
  4. clay
  5. 7
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. 2
  8. spoon
  9. bell
  10. plain – chain
  11. 7
  12. stay – tray
  13. rat
  14. house – blouse
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. 2
  17. day
  18. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. dog
  20. old
  21. A cat on the wall
  22. tell
  23. sky – pie
  24. 5
  25. rain – plain
  26. sing – king
  27. Diyas glow at night
  28. 2
  29. Mangoes in the sun
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. blouse – mouse
  34. 7
  35. rake
  36. took – look
  37. 5
  38. note
  39. Hot chai in a cup
  40. night – white

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