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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 226 · 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 “bat”? (a) hat (b) dish (c) white
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) float (b) my (c) wish
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) tell – king (c) sing – red
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) snake (b) bed (c) tell
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – guitar (b) bat – guitar (c) far – key
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) snake (b) run (c) kite
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – swing (b) king – swing (c) king – cake
  13. 13.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sing (b) tree – sing (c) ring – cat
  16. 16.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – swish (b) fish – swish (c) fish – ring
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fish (b) took (c) noon
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) far (b) fun (c) blouse
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) gold (b) balloon (c) head
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – key (b) knee – chain (c) knee – key
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) high – light (c) night – tray
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – note (b) goat – note (c) goat – moon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) swing (b) sky (c) run
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – bold (b) red – bold (c) cold – house
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) white (b) sing (c) hook
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) head (b) boat (c) house
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – cook (b) book – cook (c) book – shed
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – tree (b) knee – tree (c) knee – wing
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose

Answer key

  1. hat
  2. Hot pakoras on a plate
  3. wish
  4. 2
  5. sing – king
  6. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  7. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  8. tell
  9. far – guitar
  10. snake
  11. 5
  12. king – swing
  13. Green parrots chatter all day
  14. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  15. ring – sing
  16. Little ants march on
  17. fish – swish
  18. noon
  19. fun
  20. balloon
  21. 7
  22. knee – key
  23. 7
  24. night – light
  25. goat – note
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. run
  29. cold – bold
  30. hook
  31. boat
  32. book – cook
  33. 5
  34. 4
  35. knee – tree
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 3
  40. Mangoes in the sun

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