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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 125 · 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 “light”? (a) king (b) bright (c) far
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) rake (c) king
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – kite (b) bright – kite (c) bright – fold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bell (b) rat – plain (c) rain – plain
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A cat on the wall (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bread (b) blouse – mouse (c) dish – mouse
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – wish (c) tell – blouse
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  17. 17.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) rat – look (c) cook – pie
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – jog (b) dog – moon (c) dog – jog
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Mangoes in the sun
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) swing (c) shell
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) car (b) tree (c) kite
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) pie (b) light (c) bell
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) boat (b) jar (c) bat
  31. 31.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) The old banyan tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) white – cake (c) lake – chain
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) train (b) old (c) light
  35. 35.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) ring (b) mat (c) spoon
  37. 37.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 temple bells ring softly (c) A green parrot sings
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) shell (c) light
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – mouse (b) train – rain (c) dog – rain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sing (b) night (c) noon

Answer key

  1. bright
  2. 2
  3. car
  4. 2
  5. bright – kite
  6. rain – plain
  7. 7
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 7
  11. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  12. blouse – mouse
  13. 4
  14. house – blouse
  15. 7
  16. Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. Waves kiss the warm sand
  18. cook – look
  19. dog – jog
  20. 5
  21. Mangoes in the sun
  22. The dry leaves whisper
  23. 5
  24. house
  25. tree
  26. 3
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. The lazy cow chews and chews
  29. bell
  30. bat
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. lake – cake
  33. 7
  34. light
  35. A green parrot sings
  36. ring
  37. The temple bells ring softly
  38. hook
  39. train – rain
  40. night

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