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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 31 · 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 word rhymes with “cat”? (a) tree (b) mat (c) kite
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) sea (b) book (c) blouse
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – dog (b) log – sun (c) log – dog
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) spoon (b) stay (c) cook
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) chain (b) note (c) snake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – tell (b) chain – rain (c) shed – rain
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) dish – light (c) night – clay
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bell (b) cat (c) soon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – star (b) bright – light (c) rat – light
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The temple bells ring softly
  21. 21.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) high (b) bee (c) bed
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – clay (b) ring – my (c) sky – my
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – run (b) soon – balloon (c) house – balloon
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – light (b) kite – light (c) kite – coat
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bold (b) knee (c) house
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) bed (b) fish (c) rain
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Little ants march on (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – car (b) blouse – car (c) far – kite
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.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) Diyas glow at night (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. 40.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The kite string tugs at my hand

Answer key

  1. mat
  2. book
  3. 5
  4. log – dog
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. stay
  8. note
  9. chain – rain
  10. Soft snow on the hills
  11. 2
  12. 7
  13. night – light
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. cat
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. bright – light
  20. The temple bells ring softly
  21. The old banyan tree
  22. bee
  23. Peacocks spread their tails
  24. sky – my
  25. 7
  26. 4
  27. soon – balloon
  28. kite – light
  29. bold
  30. rain
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. Green parrots chatter all day
  34. The puddles shine like mirrors
  35. 5
  36. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. far – car
  38. 5
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. The kite string tugs at my hand

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