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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 102 · 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) far – smell (b) swing – star (c) far – star
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bell (b) house (c) boat
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – knee (b) tree – goat (c) bold – knee
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) dish (c) wing
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) hat (c) book
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) house (b) dish (c) fold
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – well (b) shell – hat (c) fun – well
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) spoon (c) sing
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – took (b) star – key (c) sea – key
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – sky (b) fly – blouse (c) fly – sky
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) red (c) bat
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. 21.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) mat – jar (c) soon – rat
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bold (b) sea – tree (c) fly – tree
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.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) The moon, round and white
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) cook (b) fly (c) bee
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) swing (c) stay
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) night (b) bake (c) mouse
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swing (b) tray (c) frog
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – swing (b) king – bread (c) mat – swing
  37. 37.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The temple bells ring softly
  38. 38.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Diyas glow at night
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – swish (b) dish – note (c) dish – swish

Answer key

  1. far – star
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. bell
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. tree – knee
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. sky
  11. mouse
  12. fold
  13. shell – well
  14. tray
  15. sea – key
  16. fly – sky
  17. 7
  18. car
  19. The baby laughs at the moon
  20. The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. Little ants march on
  23. mat – rat
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. sea – tree
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. fly
  31. bell
  32. bake
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. swing
  36. king – swing
  37. Stars blink one by one
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. dish – swish

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