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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 23 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – stay (b) jog – brain (c) rain – brain
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) book – bell (c) shell – rain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – day (b) tray – mouse (c) tray – day
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – look (b) cat – train (c) brain – train
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) light (b) cook (c) mat
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – fog (c) red – night
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) hook (b) my (c) balloon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – high (b) shell – day (c) clay – day
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – red (b) soon – balloon (c) plain – balloon
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – white (b) frog – fog (c) swing – fog
  19. 19.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) coat (b) brain (c) noon
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – train (b) dish – swish (c) fly – swish
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bun (b) hook (c) bold
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – stay (b) fun – sun (c) cold – sun
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) tree (c) high
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – shed (b) kite – boat (c) goat – boat
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – star (b) car – wish (c) car – star
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – blouse (b) rat – mat (c) king – mat
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) white (b) old (c) fish
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The kite string tugs at my hand

Answer key

  1. rain – brain
  2. 2
  3. shell – bell
  4. tray – day
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. brain – train
  8. 2
  9. cook
  10. kite – night
  11. hook
  12. clay – day
  13. 5
  14. Children splash in muddy lanes
  15. soon – balloon
  16. 5
  17. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  18. frog – fog
  19. Green parrots chatter all day
  20. noon
  21. dish – swish
  22. 7
  23. hook
  24. 7
  25. fun – sun
  26. clay
  27. goat – boat
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 7
  33. car – star
  34. 1
  35. rat – mat
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. fish
  39. The dry leaves whisper
  40. Clouds drift past the hill

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