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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 990 · 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 “rain”? (a) train (b) gold (c) jog
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – look (b) day – tray (c) balloon – tray
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – plain (b) brain – plain (c) brain – bright
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) kite (b) swish (c) snake
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) rain (c) smell
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Soft snow on the hills
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – gold (b) old – gold (c) old – king
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – swish (b) fish – rake (c) fish – swish
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) bat – book (c) bell – cat
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – blouse (b) cat – tray (c) clay – tray
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – mouse (b) blouse – tree (c) blouse – mouse
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – hook (b) log – frog (c) fun – frog
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – red (b) sun – red (c) head – wing
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – look (b) old – cold (c) wish – cold
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The dry leaves whisper
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) star (b) high (c) boat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) train (b) king (c) sky
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – chain (b) train – balloon (c) train – chain
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Stars blink one by one
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – plain (b) rain – mat (c) rain – plain
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Stars blink one by one

Answer key

  1. train
  2. day – tray
  3. 7
  4. Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5
  6. brain – plain
  7. snake
  8. 5
  9. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  10. bake
  11. Rain taps on the roof
  12. 3
  13. The baby laughs at the moon
  14. old – gold
  15. fish – swish
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. bat – cat
  19. 5
  20. clay – tray
  21. 4
  22. blouse – mouse
  23. 4
  24. log – frog
  25. head – red
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. old – cold
  29. 7
  30. 7
  31. Green parrots chatter all day
  32. star
  33. king
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. train – chain
  37. Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. rain – plain
  39. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. Snowflakes land on my warm nose

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