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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 119 · 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) one – fun (b) night – fun (c) one – fold
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) swish (b) cold (c) boat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – sun (b) head – bread (c) cat – bread
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – noon (b) goat – float (c) cat – float
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) mat (b) key (c) wing
  8. 8.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A frog on a leaf
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) took (b) knee (c) high
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) mat – one (c) stay – rat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cat (b) snake – took (c) book – took
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A green parrot sings (c) Soft snow on the hills
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – swing (b) sun – sea (c) key – sea
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) swish (b) bat (c) cook
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – chain (b) stay – fun (c) bun – fun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – far (b) guitar – far (c) guitar – look
  27. 27.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) The old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 28.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Mangoes in the sun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – fish (b) knee – brain (c) chain – brain
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) rain – wish (c) tree – train
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The moon, round and white (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) run (c) sing
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The dry leaves whisper
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – car (b) sun – hook (c) book – hook
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) dish (b) moon (c) bee
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – book (b) cook – day (c) cook – book
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. one – fun
  2. cold
  3. head – bread
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. goat – float
  7. wing
  8. Diyas glow at night
  9. Waves carry shells to the shore
  10. 5
  11. high
  12. 2
  13. mat – rat
  14. book – took
  15. The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. key – sea
  20. 7
  21. bat
  22. The baby laughs at the moon
  23. bun – fun
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. guitar – far
  27. The old banyan tree
  28. Mangoes in the sun
  29. chain – brain
  30. 3
  31. rain – train
  32. 3
  33. Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. clay
  35. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. book – hook
  37. 1
  38. bee
  39. cook – book
  40. 5

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