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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 110 · 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 “gold”? (a) fold (b) knee (c) blouse
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) my (b) fold (c) train
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – one (b) blouse – one (c) sun – white
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) bread – king (c) dish – red
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) lake (b) fish (c) fun
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – key (b) balloon – moon (c) rake – moon
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) bright (c) key
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bun (b) gold (c) tell
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – jog (b) blouse – rain (c) train – rain
  12. 12.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) balloon (b) old (c) dish
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) knee (b) dish (c) cold
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) goat (b) dish (c) hook
  22. 22.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – key (b) dog – fog (c) bun – fog
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) cook (b) bed (c) tell
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) rat (b) swish (c) bed
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) mat (c) swish
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – noon (b) spoon – smell (c) spoon – noon
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – house (b) took – mat (c) cat – mat
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) dish
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – chain (b) my – head (c) bread – head
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. fold
  2. fold
  3. 3
  4. sun – one
  5. bread – red
  6. 7
  7. lake
  8. balloon – moon
  9. sky
  10. gold
  11. train – rain
  12. The old banyan tree
  13. Diyas glow at night
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. 3
  17. old
  18. cold
  19. 7
  20. 2
  21. dish
  22. The dry leaves whisper
  23. 5
  24. dog – fog
  25. 1
  26. tell
  27. 7
  28. A green parrot sings
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. bed
  32. ring
  33. spoon – noon
  34. cat – mat
  35. 7
  36. cake
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. bread – head
  40. 2

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