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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 222 · 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 “mouse”? (a) rain (b) cook (c) blouse
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) tree (b) mouse (c) noon
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) book (b) light (c) run
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hat (b) rat – brain (c) pie – hat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) one – bee (c) sea – wing
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – float (b) hat – float (c) goat – bee
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – night (b) bright – boat (c) bright – night
  10. 10.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A green parrot sings
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – cook (b) hook – cat (c) hook – cook
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – coat (b) note – coat (c) note – fun
  15. 15.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – car (b) book – took (c) red – took
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bell (b) boat (c) sing
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) spoon – fog (c) log – bed
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The old banyan tree
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The moon, round and white
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) float (c) cold
  25. 25.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Mangoes in the sun
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – ring (b) run – rain (c) brain – rain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – star (b) train – plain (c) cook – plain
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – hat (b) key – sea (c) noon – sea
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) ring (b) dish (c) tree
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – head (b) rake – kite (c) night – kite
  34. 34.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sing (b) tray (c) fly
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – chain (b) stay – goat (c) note – goat
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – smell (b) tray – play (c) high – play
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. blouse
  2. mouse
  3. run
  4. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  5. rat – hat
  6. sea – bee
  7. 7
  8. goat – float
  9. bright – night
  10. A green parrot sings
  11. hook – cook
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. note – coat
  15. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  16. 3
  17. book – took
  18. 3
  19. sing
  20. log – fog
  21. The wind plays with my long hair
  22. The temple bells ring softly
  23. 7
  24. lake
  25. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  26. brain – rain
  27. 3
  28. train – plain
  29. Diyas glow at night
  30. key – sea
  31. 5
  32. tree
  33. night – kite
  34. A frog on a leaf
  35. fly
  36. note – goat
  37. Green parrots chatter all day
  38. 3
  39. tray – play
  40. 3

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