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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 245 · 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 “frog”? (a) log (b) ring (c) red
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) dish (b) sky (c) book
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The old banyan tree (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Little ants march on (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) guitar (b) bun (c) fold
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) one (b) tell (c) book
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – lake (b) cake – bat (c) cake – lake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) guitar (b) bee (c) moon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) hat (b) moon (c) cold
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bell (b) well – bell (c) well – log
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) cake (c) swing
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) balloon (b) jog (c) float
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) night (b) tray (c) fold
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – ring (c) bread – mouse
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – goat (b) dog – bright (c) light – bright
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Soft snow on the hills
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) stay (b) goat (c) frog
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – old (b) kite – took (c) cook – took
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) rat (b) frog (c) king
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) note (b) house (c) bee
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – cake (b) bright – guitar (c) jar – guitar
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – key (b) hook – white (c) kite – white
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – cake (b) rake – cake (c) rake – run

Answer key

  1. log
  2. 3
  3. sky
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. Mangoes in the sun
  7. The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. Paper boats sail down the drain
  10. 3
  11. fold
  12. one
  13. 3
  14. cake – lake
  15. moon
  16. cold
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. well – bell
  20. swish
  21. float
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. fold
  27. house – mouse
  28. light – bright
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. frog
  31. 7
  32. cook – took
  33. king
  34. 5
  35. bee
  36. jar – guitar
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. kite – white
  40. rake – cake

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