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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 120 · 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) ring – smell (b) dish – swing (c) ring – swing
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) coat (b) bake (c) wish
  3. 3.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – note (b) boat – cold (c) bake – note
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A green parrot sings
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) frog (b) stay (c) house
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Stars blink one by one
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) high (b) coat (c) rain
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) moon (c) shell
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) cook (c) spoon
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – spoon (b) snake – red (c) bed – red
  26. 26.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Soft snow on the hills
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) light (b) float (c) noon
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) soon (b) day (c) cold
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) spoon – hook (c) book – boat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) day (b) smell (c) rake
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Little ants march on (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) cook (b) key (c) bold
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) note (b) high (c) cat

Answer key

  1. ring – swing
  2. wish
  3. A green parrot sings
  4. boat – note
  5. 7
  6. Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 5
  8. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  9. 5
  10. house
  11. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 4
  13. 5
  14. 7
  15. high
  16. Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 7
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. bat
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. bun
  25. bed – red
  26. Soft snow on the hills
  27. 5
  28. A frog on a leaf
  29. float
  30. 1
  31. 7
  32. day
  33. 7
  34. book – hook
  35. rake
  36. 3
  37. The old banyan tree
  38. Little ants march on
  39. key
  40. cat

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