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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 997 · 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 “bread”? (a) coat (b) tree (c) red
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) dish (b) well (c) fold
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) rat (b) shed (c) knee
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) hook (b) swish (c) chain
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) mouse (b) boat (c) bun
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) log – play (c) book – jog
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bold (b) kite (c) ring
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) float (b) bed (c) one
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) log (b) old (c) fly
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – red (b) head – red (c) head – white
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – bright (b) swish – dish (c) star – dish
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) fish (b) mouse (c) rake
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bat (b) kite (c) bed
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sea (b) house – high (c) pie – high
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Soft snow on the hills
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – brain (b) hook – brain (c) chain – swing
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) white (b) well (c) head
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) clay (c) cat
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) head (b) wish (c) goat
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The dry leaves whisper
  37. 37.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. red
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. well
  5. shed
  6. chain
  7. 3
  8. Clouds drift past the hill
  9. 3
  10. 7
  11. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 3
  13. Morning bells ring out
  14. boat
  15. 2
  16. log – jog
  17. 7
  18. 1
  19. kite
  20. bed
  21. fly
  22. head – red
  23. 7
  24. 2
  25. swish – dish
  26. rake
  27. 4
  28. bed
  29. pie – high
  30. Soft snow on the hills
  31. chain – brain
  32. head
  33. wish
  34. 7
  35. goat
  36. The dry leaves whisper
  37. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 5
  39. Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 4

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