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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 181 · 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) noon – cake (b) head – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – sun (b) run – sea (c) run – sun
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – key
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) snake (b) light (c) play
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) fog (b) my (c) bake
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. 9.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) cake (b) bun (c) smell
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) fish (b) red (c) night
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – one (b) guitar – car (c) fold – car
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) brain (b) bee (c) boat
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) mouse – light (c) night – well
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) rake – king (c) soon – cake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) far – bold (c) sea – star
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – lake (b) clay – play (c) ring – play
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – day (b) clay – knee (c) clay – day
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – soon (b) spoon – tell (c) plain – soon
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) noon (b) house (c) note
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – tray (b) red – bee (c) tree – bee
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) rat (b) car (c) shed
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) coat (b) stay (c) house
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) moon (b) bed (c) sea
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – bake (c) chain – my
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) night (b) bake (c) smell
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. noon – balloon
  2. Monsoon clouds roll in
  3. run – sun
  4. house – mouse
  5. 5
  6. snake
  7. bake
  8. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. 5
  11. cake
  12. 3
  13. red
  14. guitar – car
  15. 7
  16. bee
  17. night – light
  18. rake – cake
  19. far – star
  20. 5
  21. 3
  22. clay – play
  23. clay – day
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. spoon – soon
  27. The moon, round and white
  28. Stars blink one by one
  29. noon
  30. tree – bee
  31. 5
  32. Kites dance in the sky
  33. shed
  34. house
  35. bed
  36. sky – my
  37. 5
  38. smell
  39. 7
  40. 7

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