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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 123 · 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) spoon – bright (b) white – fold (c) white – bright
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) tree (b) balloon (c) stay
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Little ants march on
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) note – fish (c) dish – cake
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) goat (b) book (c) noon
  9. 9.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) The moon, round and white (c) Kites dance in the sky
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A green parrot sings
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) train (b) well (c) cat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) sun – play (c) shed – run
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bread (b) bed – boat (c) one – bread
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) jar (b) tree (c) balloon
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – fish (b) sky – sea (c) key – sea
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bright (b) kite – bright (c) kite – swish
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) note (b) bright (c) tray
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – moon (b) soon – moon (c) soon – lake
  25. 25.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A green parrot sings (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Mangoes in the sun
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) boat (b) old (c) king
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – key (b) float – tell (c) shell – tell
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Kites dance in the sky
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – bake (b) took – bake (c) rake – stay
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) hat (b) my (c) noon
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) play (c) cold
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – red (b) bed – star (c) bed – red
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) frog (b) hat (c) bed

Answer key

  1. white – bright
  2. 5
  3. balloon
  4. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  5. dish – fish
  6. 5
  7. Waves kiss the warm sand
  8. noon
  9. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. The baby laughs at the moon
  11. cat
  12. sun – run
  13. bed – bread
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. tree
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 7
  21. key – sea
  22. kite – bright
  23. note
  24. soon – moon
  25. Soft snow on the hills
  26. A green parrot sings
  27. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. king
  31. shell – tell
  32. The kite string tugs at my hand
  33. rake – bake
  34. noon
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. boat
  39. bed – red
  40. hat

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