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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 200 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) bat (b) shed (c) fish
  3. 3.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – tree (b) noon – spoon (c) mat – spoon
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – wish (b) my – bell (c) smell – bell
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) far (b) day (c) wing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – guitar (b) cake – snake (c) fold – snake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – moon (b) soon – white (c) soon – moon
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) hook (b) jar (c) snake
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) mouse (b) fold (c) kite
  16. 16.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Morning bells ring out
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) jar (b) cold (c) cat
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) sun (b) lake (c) house
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – jog (b) log – tree (c) wish – jog
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) tree (b) balloon (c) train
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) king (b) snake (c) hat
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) fly (c) snake
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) bake (b) dish (c) sea
  28. 28.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 tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) note (b) lake (c) king
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) hook (b) jar (c) old
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) fly (b) sea (c) kite
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tell (b) smell – white (c) hook – tell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – smell (b) tell – chain (c) tell – smell

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. shed
  3. Waves kiss the warm sand
  4. noon – spoon
  5. 5
  6. smell – bell
  7. wing
  8. cake – snake
  9. soon – moon
  10. snake
  11. 3
  12. 7
  13. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. Mangoes in the sun
  15. kite
  16. Morning bells ring out
  17. cold
  18. 3
  19. sun
  20. log – jog
  21. balloon
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 5
  25. hat
  26. bee
  27. dish
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. 3
  30. lake
  31. jar
  32. fly
  33. 7
  34. The moon, round and white
  35. 7
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. smell – tell
  40. tell – smell

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