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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 157 · 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 “blouse”? (a) cold (b) house (c) hat
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The dry leaves whisper
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) frog (b) play (c) red
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – kite
  12. 12.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) A frog on a leaf (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bell (b) mouse (c) far
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) key (b) bright (c) coat
  17. 17.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) dog (b) shell (c) fun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) cake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – cook (b) took – cook (c) took – old
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) cook (b) old (c) high
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) fly (b) moon (c) bold
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) tray – bed (c) red – chain
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – well (b) tell – well (c) tell – hat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) float (b) bright (c) ring
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – note (b) coat – stay (c) coat – note
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) head (b) bun (c) knee
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – sky (b) bee – sky (c) fly – float
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) bell (b) far (c) goat
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – sun (b) ring – mat (c) bat – mat
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – night (b) far – jar (c) boat – jar
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) blouse (b) balloon (c) light
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) fog (b) wish (c) blouse
  40. 40.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Stars blink one by one

Answer key

  1. house
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. red
  6. Rain taps on the roof
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. A frog on a leaf
  11. mouse – blouse
  12. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  13. 7
  14. far
  15. 1
  16. coat
  17. Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. fun
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. cake
  22. took – cook
  23. old
  24. fly
  25. red – bed
  26. 3
  27. tell – well
  28. bright
  29. coat – note
  30. bun
  31. fly – sky
  32. bell
  33. 5
  34. bat – mat
  35. far – jar
  36. light
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. fog
  40. Stars blink one by one

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