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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 217 · 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 word rhymes with “white”? (a) house (b) knee (c) bright
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) run (b) day (c) cold
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) stay (b) bed (c) soon
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Kites dance in the sky
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – noon (b) bat – noon (c) balloon – clay
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bright (b) key (c) run
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) bun (b) bee (c) kite
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) tree (b) note (c) noon
  18. 18.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) chain (b) soon (c) swing
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – jar (b) day – bold (c) cold – bold
  22. 22.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) snake – rat (c) cat – ring
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – chain (b) bake – chain (c) rain – look
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) float (c) hook
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) rat (b) sea (c) white
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – wish (b) swish – wish (c) swish – day
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) cook (b) fog (c) fold
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) pie (b) gold (c) lake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – well (b) jar – white (c) bright – white
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. bright
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. cold
  5. stay
  6. Kites dance in the sky
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. The moon, round and white
  10. 2
  11. balloon – noon
  12. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. run
  14. 5
  15. bun
  16. 7
  17. note
  18. Stars blink one by one
  19. 7
  20. soon
  21. cold – bold
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. cat – rat
  24. 7
  25. Clouds drift past the hill
  26. Waves kiss the warm sand
  27. rain – chain
  28. 5
  29. sing
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. sea
  33. 5
  34. swish – wish
  35. fold
  36. 5
  37. lake
  38. 5
  39. bright – white
  40. 3

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