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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 17 · 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 – car (b) jar – rain (c) jar – car
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) ring (c) smell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) lake (b) frog (c) tree
  11. 11.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) The temple bells ring softly
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cook (b) blouse – cook (c) hook – tree
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) star (b) gold (c) sea
  14. 14.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – cat (b) run – rain (c) chain – rain
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – hook (b) cook – car (c) cook – hook
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) book (b) cat (c) play
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – gold (b) bold – king (c) bold – gold
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) star (b) house (c) fold
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) coat (b) jar (c) soon
  29. 29.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) sing (b) took (c) boat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – chain (b) my – sky (c) kite – sky
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – key (b) bee – day (c) bee – key
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) key (c) head
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) lake (b) plain (c) sky
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – tell (b) wish – star (c) jar – star

Answer key

  1. jar – car
  2. bake
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. tree
  11. A green parrot sings
  12. hook – cook
  13. sea
  14. Soft snow on the hills
  15. 4
  16. chain – rain
  17. 7
  18. cook – hook
  19. The baby laughs at the moon
  20. 5
  21. cat
  22. bold – gold
  23. 5
  24. fold
  25. 7
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. jar
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 3
  31. took
  32. my – sky
  33. 3
  34. bee – key
  35. 4
  36. one
  37. 7
  38. Waves carry shells to the shore
  39. sky
  40. jar – star

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