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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 228 · 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 “note”? (a) log (b) float (c) guitar
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) one (b) swing (c) cat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) boat (b) guitar (c) tell
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) king (c) cake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) mat (c) boat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Little ants march on
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fun (b) sun – fun (c) sun – cold
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) noon (b) rain (c) frog
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fish (b) wing (c) balloon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) boat (b) wing (c) my
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – sun (b) fish – sun (c) run – day
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) swish (b) moon (c) book
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The moon, round and white (c) A frog on a leaf
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) dog – fish (c) dish – day
  28. 28.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Mangoes in the sun
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bee (b) noon (c) frog
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – took (b) sun – night (c) light – night
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – log (b) day – plain (c) rain – plain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – high (b) bright – wish (c) fish – wish
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) spoon – blouse (c) mouse – night
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – play (b) stay – mat (c) stay – play
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – mouse (b) tell – lake (c) cake – lake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) bun (b) day (c) jog
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) night (b) cake (c) soon

Answer key

  1. float
  2. swing
  3. boat
  4. 3
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. jog
  7. my
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  11. sun – fun
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. frog
  15. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. fish
  17. 3
  18. wing
  19. run – sun
  20. Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. book
  26. The lazy cow chews and chews
  27. dish – fish
  28. Mangoes in the sun
  29. 3
  30. bee
  31. light – night
  32. rain – plain
  33. fish – wish
  34. mouse – blouse
  35. 4
  36. stay – play
  37. cake – lake
  38. 7
  39. day
  40. night

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