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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 205 · 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) boat – moon (b) noon – moon (c) noon – book
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – goat (b) note – knee (c) note – goat
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A green parrot sings (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – cake (b) rake – took (c) play – cake
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) sun (b) bold (c) look
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) rake (b) tray (c) pie
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bed (b) car – bed (c) bread – jog
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bell (b) tell – bright (c) spoon – bell
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) clay (b) star (c) mouse
  19. 19.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The dry leaves whisper
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – balloon (b) soon – one (c) soon – balloon
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) mouse (b) soon (c) fly
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) rat – balloon (c) plain – mat
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) train (b) gold (c) light
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – balloon (b) tray – balloon (c) spoon – took
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – moon (b) sky – moon (c) balloon – bread
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – white (b) wish – guitar (c) car – guitar
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Soft snow on the hills
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) rain (b) balloon (c) sea
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – gold (b) day – stay (c) shell – stay
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) look (b) wish (c) kite
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – boat (b) guitar – blouse (c) house – blouse
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) jar (c) bat
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. noon – moon
  2. note – goat
  3. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  4. rake – cake
  5. 7
  6. A green parrot sings
  7. 7
  8. bold
  9. 3
  10. pie
  11. bread – bed
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 7
  15. tell – bell
  16. Bees hum near the pond
  17. Clouds drift past the hill
  18. mouse
  19. Waves carry shells to the shore
  20. soon – balloon
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. fly
  25. rat – mat
  26. gold
  27. 2
  28. Waves kiss the warm sand
  29. spoon – balloon
  30. balloon – moon
  31. 5
  32. car – guitar
  33. The wind plays with my long hair
  34. sea
  35. 7
  36. day – stay
  37. look
  38. house – blouse
  39. white
  40. 5

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