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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 269 · 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) tree – ring (b) tree – key (c) wish – key
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) pie (b) fish (c) look
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) house (b) pie (c) day
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) sky (c) run
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rake (b) noon (c) play
  12. 12.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – brain (b) plain – brain (c) plain – tree
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – shed (b) boat – float (c) bee – float
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) shell (c) fun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.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 brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The dry leaves whisper
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – train (b) plain – kite (c) log – train
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Morning bells ring out
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) bold (c) took
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – cold (b) bread – head (c) swing – head
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – guitar (b) far – sea (c) blouse – guitar
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bed (b) play – clay (c) smell – clay
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – my (b) fly – balloon (c) jog – my
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – red (b) spoon – red (c) bed – bright
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A cat on the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. tree – key
  2. pie
  3. pie
  4. 5
  5. blouse
  6. 7
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. 4
  11. rake
  12. The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. plain – brain
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. boat – float
  18. rat
  19. 3
  20. The dry leaves whisper
  21. plain – train
  22. Morning bells ring out
  23. smell
  24. bread – head
  25. far – guitar
  26. play – clay
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. fly – my
  33. bed – red
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 7
  40. 7

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