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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 95 · 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 “tree”? (a) star (b) rake (c) bee
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – swish (b) dish – night (c) dish – swish
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  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) Morning bells ring out (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bed (b) day (c) train
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Soft snow on the hills
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) gold
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) dog (b) soon (c) blouse
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) cook (b) key (c) noon
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – kite (b) bright – shed (c) ring – kite
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – old (b) smell – dish (c) swish – dish
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) bee (b) cake (c) jar
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – sing (b) swing – mouse (c) swing – sing
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) fold (b) bed (c) rake
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tree (b) knee – cake (c) king – tree
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – jog (b) fog – balloon (c) fog – jog
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – goat (c) blouse – sky
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – log (b) cook – log (c) fog – sing
  32. 32.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot chai in a cup
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – swish (b) wish – mouse (c) wish – swish
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) tray (c) sing
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) shell (b) coat (c) bold
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – swing (b) fold – spoon (c) moon – spoon

Answer key

  1. bee
  2. dish – swish
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. bed
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. gold
  10. blouse
  11. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  12. 7
  13. noon
  14. bright – kite
  15. swish – dish
  16. 2
  17. cake
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. swing – sing
  22. 2
  23. fold
  24. knee – tree
  25. fog – jog
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. pie – sky
  29. 5
  30. 4
  31. fog – log
  32. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. wish – swish
  34. Morning bells ring out
  35. 4
  36. Peacocks spread their tails
  37. book
  38. coat
  39. 7
  40. moon – spoon

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