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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 103 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – mouse (b) bell – tell (c) fish – tell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – moon (b) balloon – moon (c) balloon – book
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – chain (b) plain – guitar (c) ring – chain
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) sun (b) cook (c) kite
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – car (b) guitar – car (c) guitar – bold
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) guitar (b) bed (c) well
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – train (b) bun – train (c) brain – well
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – mouse (b) float – coat (c) chain – coat
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – day (b) clay – day (c) clay – rain
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) ring (b) jar (c) house
  17. 17.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. 18.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) bright (b) star (c) bell
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) hook (b) boat (c) shed
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) tree (b) mat (c) goat
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) well (b) fish (c) pie
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) bed (c) swish
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) train (b) light (c) bake
  31. 31.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – head (b) red – car (c) red – head
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) house (b) light (c) guitar
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) smell – bee (c) sea – head
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) balloon (b) pie (c) tell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – snake (b) far – snake (c) lake – shell

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. bell – tell
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. balloon – moon
  6. plain – chain
  7. kite
  8. guitar – car
  9. well
  10. brain – train
  11. float – coat
  12. 7
  13. clay – day
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. jar
  17. Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. The temple bells ring softly
  19. star
  20. boat
  21. goat
  22. 5
  23. fish
  24. 1
  25. Stars blink one by one
  26. The puddles shine like mirrors
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. wing
  30. light
  31. Waves kiss the warm sand
  32. red – head
  33. 3
  34. light
  35. Mangoes in the sun
  36. The old banyan tree
  37. sea – bee
  38. 7
  39. pie
  40. lake – snake

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