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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 112 · 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) car – king (b) car – guitar (c) bread – guitar
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – wish (b) head – boat (c) coat – boat
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A green parrot sings (c) A frog on a leaf
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – guitar (b) fish – guitar (c) jar – note
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) dish (b) moon (c) smell
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) play (b) took (c) shell
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Rain taps on the roof
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) rat (c) brain
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – stay (b) tray – stay (c) tray – cook
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – head (b) rain – play (c) day – play
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – car (b) mouse – car (c) guitar – bake
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) night (b) guitar (c) plain
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) king (b) star (c) sky
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – red (c) shell – soon
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) knee (b) hat (c) sky
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Green parrots chatter all day (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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The old banyan tree
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) chain (b) knee (c) bat
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) lake – hook (c) look – ring
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) plain (b) gold (c) frog
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) star (b) wing (c) train
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) took (b) rain (c) log
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – white (b) rake – float (c) coat – float
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – rake (b) fog – rake (c) snake – red
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bake (b) lake – fold (c) lake – bake

Answer key

  1. car – guitar
  2. coat – boat
  3. The wind plays with my long hair
  4. jar – guitar
  5. smell
  6. 5
  7. took
  8. 1
  9. Rain taps on the roof
  10. night
  11. tray – stay
  12. day – play
  13. 5
  14. Mangoes in the sun
  15. guitar – car
  16. plain
  17. king
  18. moon – soon
  19. sky
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. Peacocks spread their tails
  22. 4
  23. The old banyan tree
  24. bat
  25. Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 7
  27. look – hook
  28. 5
  29. gold
  30. train
  31. 1
  32. rain
  33. 3
  34. coat – float
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 5
  38. Diyas glow at night
  39. snake – rake
  40. lake – bake

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