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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 248 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) guitar (b) snake (c) sky
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) pie (b) gold (c) ring
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.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) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) note – fold (c) pie – float
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) one (b) noon (c) mat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) chain (b) car (c) goat
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) cake (b) jar (c) play
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) cold (b) jar (c) white
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) bee (b) far (c) note
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cat (b) mat – brain (c) old – cat
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) moon (b) sing (c) bake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wing (b) swish (c) note
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – dog (b) soon – moon (c) snake – moon
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – sun (b) log – sun (c) one – book
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) old (b) cook (c) rat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) well (b) jog (c) bed
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – day (b) play – day (c) play – brain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) dish – house (c) jar – fish
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) day – lake (c) my – clay
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) moon (b) goat (c) fly

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. sky
  3. 2
  4. ring
  5. 4
  6. Hot pakoras on a plate
  7. note – float
  8. The old banyan tree
  9. one
  10. car
  11. 4
  12. cake
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. jar
  16. note
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. mat – cat
  20. 5
  21. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  22. 3
  23. moon
  24. swish
  25. soon – moon
  26. one – sun
  27. 7
  28. 7
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. cook
  31. well
  32. 5
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. play – day
  35. dish – fish
  36. Kites dance in the sky
  37. day – clay
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. goat

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