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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 300 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – moon (c) fly – fish
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – spoon (b) light – spoon (c) moon – shed
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) coat (b) book (c) fold
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The moon, round and white (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) pie
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – soon (b) day – soon (c) balloon – smell
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) play (b) coat (c) bun
  15. 15.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Mangoes in the sun
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) balloon – high (c) pie – train
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Bees hum near the pond
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) rat (c) cold
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) jar (b) soon (c) fish
  22. 22.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) bell (b) sun (c) ring
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – run (b) blouse – float (c) boat – float
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – wish (b) fish – high (c) fish – wish
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) bread – knee (c) dish – red
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – bell (b) clay – day (c) guitar – day
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) fish – kite (c) book – dish
  35. 35.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) note (b) sky (c) wish
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – dish (b) blouse – bold (c) cold – bold
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) chain (c) swing

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. swish – fish
  3. moon – spoon
  4. book
  5. Children splash in muddy lanes
  6. 7
  7. 1
  8. rat
  9. 3
  10. balloon – soon
  11. 2
  12. The moon, round and white
  13. 3
  14. coat
  15. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  17. pie – high
  18. 5
  19. Bees hum near the pond
  20. sky
  21. soon
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. ring
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. boat – float
  27. 5
  28. fish – wish
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. bread – red
  32. clay – day
  33. 7
  34. fish – dish
  35. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  36. sky
  37. 5
  38. cold – bold
  39. 4
  40. noon

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