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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 993 · 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 “bold”? (a) cold (b) light (c) boat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) frog (b) hat (c) swish
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) kite (b) fish (c) hook
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bee (b) gold (c) rain
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rat (b) mouse (c) sky
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) balloon (c) night
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) log (b) plain (c) cake
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) shed (b) brain (c) bake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) well (c) bee
  16. 16.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) float (b) plain (c) wing
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – pie (b) sky – cake (c) bell – pie
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – white
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) fog (b) pie (c) rake
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A frog on a leaf
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) pie (b) blouse (c) red
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) smell – bake (c) lake – mat
  31. 31.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Morning bells ring out
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – my (b) sky – my (c) sky – lake
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Stars blink one by one
  36. 36.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 old banyan tree (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) king (b) knee (c) rat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – swish (b) mouse – blouse (c) bed – blouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) fun (b) tell (c) chain
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – guitar (b) wish – sky (c) my – sky

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. swish
  3. hook
  4. rain
  5. Kites dance in the sky
  6. 5
  7. rat
  8. bat
  9. 4
  10. 7
  11. cake
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. shed
  15. cat
  16. Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. 5
  18. plain
  19. sky – pie
  20. blouse – house
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. rake
  24. The lazy cow chews and chews
  25. red
  26. Clouds drift past the hill
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 5
  30. lake – bake
  31. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  32. 5
  33. Morning bells ring out
  34. sky – my
  35. Waves carry shells to the shore
  36. The old banyan tree
  37. king
  38. mouse – blouse
  39. chain
  40. my – sky

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