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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 188 · 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) bake – shell (b) bake – cake (c) hat – cake
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) mouse (b) dish (c) white
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – rain (b) note – day (c) stay – day
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – bed (b) rain – brain (c) tell – brain
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – mouse (b) blouse – tree (c) blouse – mouse
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) train (b) high (c) white
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bake (b) kite (c) my
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) bold
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) swish (b) play (c) spoon
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – bright (b) kite – bright (c) kite – cold
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) tree (b) car (c) jog
  19. 19.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) A frog on a leaf
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) train (c) noon
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) shell (b) my (c) one
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  25. 25.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – kite (b) swish – wish (c) bed – wish
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – pie (b) fly – pie (c) fly – bake
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) hook (b) head (c) bun
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Morning bells ring out
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – day (b) ring – king (c) balloon – king
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) guitar (c) stay
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) stay (b) hat (c) book
  38. 38.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The old banyan tree
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – fog (b) dog – car (c) dog – fog
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – soon (b) blouse – coat (c) boat – coat

Answer key

  1. bake – cake
  2. white
  3. 1
  4. stay – day
  5. Kites dance in the sky
  6. 5
  7. 7
  8. rain – brain
  9. blouse – mouse
  10. high
  11. kite
  12. 7
  13. kite
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. spoon
  17. kite – bright
  18. car
  19. Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. white
  23. my
  24. 5
  25. The baby laughs at the moon
  26. swish – wish
  27. fly – pie
  28. 2
  29. 7
  30. head
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 5
  33. ring – king
  34. 3
  35. fun
  36. 3
  37. book
  38. The temple bells ring softly
  39. dog – fog
  40. boat – coat

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