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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 281 · 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) bee – mouse (b) bake – sea (c) bee – sea
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) lake (b) night (c) boat
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) cat – white (c) snake – rat
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) knee (b) mat (c) pie
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  8. 8.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) king (b) rain (c) goat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) goat (b) frog (c) cake
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) frog (c) white
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – note (b) bright – book (c) cook – book
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Hot chai in a cup
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) house – rat (c) brain – blouse
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) chain (b) head (c) spoon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) shed (b) bee (c) bake
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) cat (b) night (c) fish
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) knee (b) swish (c) dog
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – bell (b) smell – bell (c) smell – light
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) moon (b) key (c) rat
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Morning bells ring out
  36. 36.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) bun (b) lake (c) well
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. bee – sea
  2. Peacocks spread their tails
  3. night
  4. cat – rat
  5. 7
  6. mat
  7. The temple bells ring softly
  8. Hot pakoras on a plate
  9. goat
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. 1
  14. cake
  15. 5
  16. mouse
  17. cook – book
  18. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  19. 5
  20. house – blouse
  21. 7
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. spoon
  26. 4
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. shed
  30. night
  31. 3
  32. swish
  33. smell – bell
  34. moon
  35. The puddles shine like mirrors
  36. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  37. 7
  38. well
  39. 7
  40. 5

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