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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 975 · 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 “shed”? (a) balloon (b) head (c) play
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – note (b) cake – wing (c) king – wing
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (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) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) light (b) bat (c) balloon
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – ring (b) knee – ring (c) sing – swish
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) cake (b) jog (c) ring
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – run (b) fun – run (c) fun – blouse
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – clay (b) day – snake (c) day – clay
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) plain (b) tell (c) house
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) note (c) star
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) balloon (b) knee (c) fog
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A frog on a leaf
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – snake (b) cake – snake (c) cake – mouse
  20. 20.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – tree (b) key – tree (c) key – fog
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – rake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) swing (b) bright (c) old
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) mouse (b) rake (c) smell
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) wing (b) day (c) rat
  30. 30.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) The moon, round and white (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) jar (b) knee (c) look
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) run (b) lake (c) dog
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – balloon (b) star – jar (c) boat – jar
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. head
  2. 7
  3. king – wing
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. Clouds drift past the hill
  7. balloon
  8. sing – ring
  9. 4
  10. ring
  11. fun – run
  12. day – clay
  13. plain
  14. shell
  15. knee
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. Waves carry shells to the shore
  19. cake – snake
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. key – tree
  22. 2
  23. swish – dish
  24. old
  25. 3
  26. rake
  27. The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 5
  29. wing
  30. The moon, round and white
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. Diyas glow at night
  34. knee
  35. 7
  36. 4
  37. dog
  38. 7
  39. star – jar
  40. 3

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