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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 985 · 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) mat – cake (b) snake – cook (c) snake – cake
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) play (b) rake (c) gold
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) fun (c) cake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Soft snow on the hills
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – well (b) shell – well (c) shell – fun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – wing (b) ring – tell (c) ring – wing
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – coat (b) sing – fish (c) dish – fish
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – boat (b) coat – boat (c) coat – play
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – sea
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) knee – soon (c) spoon – rake
  18. 18.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings
  19. 19.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) A cat on the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – my (b) smell – my (c) fly – cat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Kites dance in the sky
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) gold (c) frog
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – red (b) bread – swing (c) bread – red
  29. 29.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  30. 30.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) Stars blink one by one
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – dish (c) frog – noon
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – clay (b) key – tree (c) brain – tree
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – run (b) bun – king (c) bun – run
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) snake (b) white (c) swing
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cat (b) cake (c) fish
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) shed (c) blouse

Answer key

  1. snake – cake
  2. Green parrots chatter all day
  3. rake
  4. bee
  5. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  6. shell – well
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. ring – wing
  10. dish – fish
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. coat – boat
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. jog – log
  17. spoon – soon
  18. A green parrot sings
  19. A cat on the wall
  20. fly – my
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. 3
  26. shell
  27. 5
  28. bread – red
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. Stars blink one by one
  31. 3
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. spoon – noon
  35. key – tree
  36. bun – run
  37. white
  38. cake
  39. 7
  40. smell

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