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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 16 · 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 – fun (b) sun – fun (c) sun – knee
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – plain (b) brain – house (c) brain – plain
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Little ants march on (c) Rain taps on the roof
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  7. 7.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The moon, round and white
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Little ants march on (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – shed (b) knee – book (c) took – book
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – noon (b) bat – noon (c) moon – train
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) rake (b) sing (c) float
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – rain (b) log – frog (c) play – frog
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – chain (b) hook – cook (c) bat – cook
  20. 20.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  21. 21.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 temple bells ring softly (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) star (c) my
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) log (b) note (c) tree
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) took (b) bat (c) stay
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) rain (b) shell (c) boat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) dog (b) bright (c) rake
  29. 29.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) cake (b) balloon (c) star
  32. 32.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) wing (c) one
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) dog (b) sky (c) house
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – gold (b) old – mat (c) house – gold
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) my (b) rake (c) took
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) soon (b) guitar (c) dog
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) plain (b) bold (c) fish

Answer key

  1. sun – fun
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. brain – plain
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 7
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 5
  13. Little ants march on
  14. took – book
  15. moon – noon
  16. sing
  17. 1
  18. log – frog
  19. hook – cook
  20. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  21. A green parrot sings
  22. tray
  23. tree
  24. 2
  25. bat
  26. 5
  27. boat
  28. bright
  29. The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. 3
  31. star
  32. Clouds drift past the hill
  33. 5
  34. bat
  35. house
  36. 7
  37. old – gold
  38. took
  39. dog
  40. fish

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