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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 229 · 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 “moon”? (a) old (b) balloon (c) coat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) head (b) swing (c) run
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bold (b) rain (c) dish
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) chain (c) kite
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) white (b) mat (c) high
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – sun (b) kite – night (c) mat – night
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – dish (b) tell – shell (c) clay – shell
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – moon (b) run – swish (c) wish – swish
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  20. 20.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The temple bells ring softly
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – rake (b) plain – rain (c) house – rain
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – plain (b) light – plain (c) brain – fog
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tree (b) white (c) cake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) chain (b) swish (c) moon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – fun (b) tray – day (c) swing – day
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – shell (b) bell – shell (c) bell – brain
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) car (b) hook (c) bat
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) noon (b) tray (c) cook
  32. 32.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  33. 33.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – far (b) bread – far (c) jar – cold
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) shed (c) fish

Answer key

  1. balloon
  2. head
  3. 3
  4. 7
  5. Little ants march on
  6. rain
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. sky
  10. 3
  11. white
  12. 3
  13. The lazy cow chews and chews
  14. kite – night
  15. 2
  16. tell – shell
  17. Mangoes in the sun
  18. wish – swish
  19. 7
  20. The moon, round and white
  21. 2
  22. plain – rain
  23. brain – plain
  24. white
  25. moon
  26. 3
  27. tray – day
  28. bell – shell
  29. hook
  30. 4
  31. cook
  32. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  33. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. Diyas glow at night
  35. 7
  36. 3
  37. jar – far
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. lake

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