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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 131 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) stay (b) boat (c) far
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) wish (b) bright (c) bake
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) brain – knee (c) bee – tray
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – fold (b) bake – fold (c) bold – bell
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) fold (b) tree (c) cook
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – star (b) car – look (c) car – star
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) sing (b) jar (c) bed
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) moon – bat (c) hat – bee
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) red (c) boat
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) blouse – knee (c) key – fish
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – chain (b) train – chain (c) train – fold
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) smell (b) tray (c) moon
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) day (c) fun
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – high (b) white – high (c) fly – cake
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – guitar (b) boat – hat (c) bat – hat
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fish (b) house – mouse (c) old – mouse
  23. 23.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Diyas glow at night
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) house (b) swing (c) shed
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) head (b) train (c) bun
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – white (b) night – white (c) night – lake
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – float (b) goat – bat (c) goat – float
  32. 32.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) Diyas glow at night
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) moon (b) sun (c) well
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) bell (c) moon
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – log (b) dog – sea (c) dog – log
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) tell (b) plain (c) hat
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. boat
  3. 5
  4. The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. bake
  6. bee – knee
  7. bold – fold
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. tree
  12. car – star
  13. jar
  14. hat – bat
  15. mouse
  16. key – knee
  17. train – chain
  18. tray
  19. fish
  20. fly – high
  21. bat – hat
  22. house – mouse
  23. Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. 3
  25. shed
  26. train
  27. 3
  28. night – white
  29. Kites dance in the sky
  30. 5
  31. goat – float
  32. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 7
  34. well
  35. one
  36. Mangoes in the sun
  37. dog – log
  38. The dry leaves whisper
  39. tell
  40. 7

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