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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 108 · 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) night – spoon (b) balloon – look (c) balloon – spoon
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) light (b) note (c) bold
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – pie (b) high – pie (c) high – bread
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) pie – knee (c) light – my
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) high (b) night (c) rake
  6. 6.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 dry leaves whisper (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) sea – mouse (c) blouse – cold
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A green parrot sings
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) bake (b) wing (c) dish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) dish (b) knee (c) bell
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – one (b) run – one (c) run – spoon
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – tray (b) bake – tray (c) clay – balloon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) rake (b) car (c) cat
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – play (b) float – boat (c) spoon – boat
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) clay (b) rat (c) train
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) bold (b) shell (c) book
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – sun (b) jar – rain (c) train – rain
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot chai in a cup
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – bread (b) shed – well (c) shed – bread
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The old banyan tree (c) The temple bells ring softly
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) day (b) fish (c) cook
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cold (b) blouse (c) bake
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – spoon (b) rain – spoon (c) noon – mat
  38. 38.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) Stars blink one by one
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  40. 40.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Waves kiss the warm sand

Answer key

  1. balloon – spoon
  2. bold
  3. high – pie
  4. pie – my
  5. rake
  6. The dry leaves whisper
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. blouse – mouse
  10. Paper boats sail down the drain
  11. dish
  12. bell
  13. Rain taps on the roof
  14. run – one
  15. clay – tray
  16. rake
  17. 1
  18. Monsoon clouds roll in
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. float – boat
  22. train
  23. bold
  24. train – rain
  25. 4
  26. Hot chai in a cup
  27. shed – bread
  28. 1
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. fish
  33. bake
  34. 7
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. noon – spoon
  38. Stars blink one by one
  39. 7
  40. The puddles shine like mirrors

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