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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 274 · 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) look – fun (b) knee – cook (c) look – cook
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – sing (b) mat – white (c) night – white
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) lake – king (c) sing – shed
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) snake (b) tray (c) frog
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – stay (b) fish – dish (c) dog – dish
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) night (b) balloon (c) boat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) coat (b) rain (c) kite
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – spoon (b) tree – float (c) coat – float
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – red (b) bread – red (c) bread – coat
  13. 13.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The dry leaves whisper
  14. 14.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – dog (b) fog – one (c) fog – dog
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) train (b) bread (c) car
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – far (b) car – goat (c) mouse – far
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Soft snow on the hills
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) hat (b) play (c) house
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bee (b) bread – bee (c) sea – balloon
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) sky (b) wish (c) mat
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – sun (b) rake – sun (c) run – day
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fold (b) rat – fold (c) gold – snake
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A cat on the wall
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. look – cook
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. night – white
  5. sing – king
  6. snake
  7. 4
  8. fish – dish
  9. balloon
  10. rain
  11. coat – float
  12. bread – red
  13. The dry leaves whisper
  14. Diyas glow at night
  15. 5
  16. fog – dog
  17. bread
  18. car – far
  19. Hot chai in a cup
  20. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. The kite string tugs at my hand
  22. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  23. 5
  24. 7
  25. hat
  26. sea – bee
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. sky
  30. The temple bells ring softly
  31. run – sun
  32. 5
  33. 7
  34. gold – fold
  35. 5
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. 3
  38. Mangoes in the sun
  39. 2
  40. 3

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