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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 117 · 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) hat – brain (b) train – pie (c) train – brain
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – swing (b) king – swing (c) king – goat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) house (b) head (c) sun
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – shell (b) gold – bold (c) brain – bold
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) gold (b) soon (c) night
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – bake (b) lake – bake (c) lake – jog
  11. 11.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A cat on the wall
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) tray (b) dish (c) run
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bright (b) knee (c) ring
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) stay (c) ring
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) play (b) bold (c) dog
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – well (b) log – fog (c) white – fog
  21. 21.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) Rain taps on the roof
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Mangoes in the sun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sing (b) cake – bee (c) tree – bee
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – snake (b) bake – snake (c) bake – dog
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) kite (b) took (c) sea
  29. 29.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  30. 30.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) tree (b) balloon (c) cake
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The dry leaves whisper
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. train – brain
  2. king – swing
  3. sun
  4. gold – bold
  5. 3
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. night
  9. 2
  10. lake – bake
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. 7
  13. Soft snow on the hills
  14. 4
  15. run
  16. 5
  17. bright
  18. moon
  19. dog
  20. log – fog
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. 2
  23. Mangoes in the sun
  24. 5
  25. tree – bee
  26. 3
  27. bake – snake
  28. sea
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. Peacocks spread their tails
  31. 2
  32. Clouds drift past the hill
  33. 2
  34. The wind plays with my long hair
  35. 5
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. balloon
  39. The dry leaves whisper
  40. 7

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