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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 260 · 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) gold – old (b) bright – old (c) gold – mat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) cake – hook (c) pie – bake
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) rat (b) fish (c) balloon
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) hat (b) night (c) car
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) mat (b) hook (c) bell
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) coat (b) my (c) swish
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Kites dance in the sky
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) wish (b) note (c) guitar
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) house (b) dish (c) swing
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – knee (b) key – knee (c) key – night
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) cake (b) white (c) sea
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – guitar (b) car – boat (c) car – guitar
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) cold (b) knee (c) my
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) star (b) play (c) cook
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) balloon (b) day (c) cook
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) night (c) fog
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) jar (b) plain (c) sky
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – play (b) fun – play (c) clay – tell
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) mouse (b) balloon (c) old
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) swing (b) one (c) dog
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.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) Rain taps on the roof

Answer key

  1. gold – old
  2. cake – bake
  3. Stars blink one by one
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. 7
  7. 7
  8. fish
  9. 4
  10. car
  11. bell
  12. swish
  13. The temple bells ring softly
  14. 2
  15. guitar
  16. dish
  17. key – knee
  18. sea
  19. car – guitar
  20. Green parrots chatter all day
  21. knee
  22. cook
  23. Peacocks spread their tails
  24. 3
  25. day
  26. Soft snow on the hills
  27. 7
  28. Monsoon clouds roll in
  29. rake
  30. plain
  31. clay – play
  32. balloon
  33. dog
  34. 5
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. 7
  40. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree

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