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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 180 · 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) fish – one (b) run – boat (c) run – one
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) bold (c) high
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – snake (b) coat – hat (c) cat – hat
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) wish (b) cook (c) sun
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – tray (b) tell – well (c) wing – well
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – run (b) bun – noon (c) ring – run
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) note (c) tree
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The dry leaves whisper
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – look (b) fly – sky (c) fog – sky
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) tell (b) hook (c) cake
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) goat (b) train (c) my
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) bread – rain (c) knee – head
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – day (b) white – far (c) car – far
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) fly (b) bell (c) king
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) shed (b) run (c) plain
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) bed (b) fly (c) goat
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) guitar (b) shell (c) cake
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Little ants march on (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Bees hum near the pond
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – car (b) star – car (c) star – plain
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Hot chai in a cup
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) sea (b) bed (c) kite
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. run – one
  2. mouse
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. 7
  7. Soft snow on the hills
  8. cat – hat
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. cook
  13. tell – well
  14. bun – run
  15. 7
  16. house
  17. The temple bells ring softly
  18. fly – sky
  19. hook
  20. 7
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. my
  24. 7
  25. bread – head
  26. 5
  27. car – far
  28. bell
  29. run
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. fly
  33. 3
  34. cake
  35. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. Bees hum near the pond
  37. star – car
  38. Hot pakoras on a plate
  39. bed
  40. 5

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