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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 284 · 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) bell – red (b) car – shell (c) bell – shell
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) coat (b) sea (c) rat
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A cat on the wall
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – wish (b) day – clay (c) bee – clay
  6. 6.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 7.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cat (b) hat – bed (c) hat – cat
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – snake (b) book – fun (c) sun – fun
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) mat (b) fog (c) far
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) cook (b) swish (c) bee
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) tray (b) lake (c) sing
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bat (b) house – bat (c) cat – bed
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – key (b) tree – kite (c) tree – key
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  23. 23.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A cat on the wall
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.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) The old banyan tree (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) night – sea (c) hat – white
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) well (b) light (c) lake
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – dog
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) well (c) snake
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) tell (b) noon (c) bold
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – tray (b) day – frog (c) day – tray

Answer key

  1. bell – shell
  2. rat
  3. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  4. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. day – clay
  6. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  7. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. hat – cat
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. sun – fun
  12. 5
  13. fog
  14. swish
  15. Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. sing
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. cat – bat
  20. tree – key
  21. 4
  22. 7
  23. A cat on the wall
  24. 5
  25. 7
  26. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. The old banyan tree
  28. night – white
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. Green parrots chatter all day
  32. lake
  33. far – guitar
  34. noon
  35. 2
  36. bold
  37. 4
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. The lazy cow chews and chews
  40. day – tray

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