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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 96 · 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 “lake”? (a) rain (b) car (c) rake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – dog (b) frog – cook (c) bell – dog
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) note (c) run
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) coat (b) cat (c) stay
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) car (b) house (c) brain
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) star – house (c) mouse – cat
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) rake (b) goat (c) far
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – tree (b) key – well (c) fly – tree
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) night – moon (c) dog – white
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – bat (b) bee – knee (c) night – knee
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – well (b) bell – well (c) bell – spoon
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A green parrot sings
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) kite (b) gold (c) took
  20. 20.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The moon, round and white
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – house (b) dish – fish (c) jog – fish
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) sky (b) bee (c) rain
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – key (b) cat – sing (c) swing – sing
  27. 27.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bread (b) snake (c) sky
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – fog (b) brain – plain (c) white – plain
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) train (c) guitar
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) dog – spoon (c) sky – frog
  39. 39.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A frog on a leaf
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. rake
  2. 7
  3. 1
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. frog – dog
  7. wish
  8. cat
  9. brain
  10. The old banyan tree
  11. mouse – house
  12. goat
  13. key – tree
  14. 7
  15. night – white
  16. bee – knee
  17. bell – well
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. kite
  20. The moon, round and white
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. dish – fish
  24. 1
  25. rain
  26. swing – sing
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. snake
  29. 2
  30. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  31. 7
  32. 3
  33. brain – plain
  34. 4
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. bread
  38. dog – frog
  39. A frog on a leaf
  40. 4

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