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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 955 · 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 “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – bake (b) float – boat (c) bee – boat
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The moon, round and white
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – white (b) one – bun (c) bell – bun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – cold (b) fold – head (c) fold – cold
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bell (b) run – cake (c) snake – cake
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) sun (b) knee (c) bat
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) note (b) rat (c) shell
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Rain taps on the roof
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) sea (c) fish
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) high (b) white (c) well
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – king (b) tell – boat (c) goat – boat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) bee – bake (c) lake – cold
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – look (b) bread – jar (c) far – jar
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – book (b) bat – one (c) run – one
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) bright – rake (c) cake – moon
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) play (b) guitar (c) bell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) red (b) bell (c) rain
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) cat – bed (c) smell – rat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – noon (b) bee – old (c) gold – old
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – gold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bee (b) well (c) jog
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A cat on the wall (c) Little ants march on
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) noon (b) knee (c) bat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sun (b) wing – ring (c) brain – ring
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – light (b) kite – key (c) wish – light
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) head (b) bun (c) kite

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. float – boat
  3. The moon, round and white
  4. 1
  5. 7
  6. one – bun
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. fold – cold
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. snake – cake
  14. knee
  15. note
  16. Rain taps on the roof
  17. 2
  18. house
  19. 5
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. well
  22. goat – boat
  23. lake – bake
  24. 2
  25. far – jar
  26. run – one
  27. cake – rake
  28. guitar
  29. 7
  30. bell
  31. cat – rat
  32. gold – old
  33. jog – log
  34. well
  35. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  36. bat
  37. 2
  38. wing – ring
  39. kite – light
  40. kite

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