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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 118 · 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 “frog”? (a) noon (b) swish (c) jog
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – knee (b) bee – sun (c) bee – knee
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) A green parrot sings (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  10. 10.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Bees hum near the pond
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – night (b) kite – night (c) kite – fog
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) gold (b) smell (c) rake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – tell (b) shell – rat (c) balloon – tell
  21. 21.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) dish (b) hook (c) sun
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) king – wish (c) swish – blouse
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – blouse (b) look – took (c) lake – took
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – wing (b) mat – play (c) tray – play
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) boat (b) mouse (c) night
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A green parrot sings
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – bake (b) rain – bake (c) lake – cat
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) wing (b) star (c) noon
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) hook (b) well (c) shed
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) cook (b) day (c) bee

Answer key

  1. jog
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. bee – knee
  5. 2
  6. Hot pakoras on a plate
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. The temple bells ring softly
  10. Monsoon clouds roll in
  11. 3
  12. 7
  13. Bees hum near the pond
  14. The dry leaves whisper
  15. 5
  16. 7
  17. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. kite – night
  19. smell
  20. shell – tell
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. hook
  23. 5
  24. swish – wish
  25. 3
  26. 7
  27. look – took
  28. tray – play
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. mouse
  33. Mangoes in the sun
  34. 7
  35. Green parrots chatter all day
  36. lake – bake
  37. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  38. wing
  39. hook
  40. day

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