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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 313 · 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) goat – bat (b) book – coat (c) goat – coat
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) bee – fish (c) play – knee
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) day (b) hat (c) wish
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) blouse (b) cold (c) fog
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) log (b) king (c) bun
  10. 10.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – rake (b) shell – rake (c) snake – house
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) guitar (b) plain (c) clay
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – moon (b) noon – moon (c) noon – mat
  19. 19.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) took (b) log (c) knee
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – car (b) cat – one (c) run – one
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Kites dance in the sky
  23. 23.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) The old banyan tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) fish (b) clay (c) head
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 27.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Soft snow on the hills
  28. 28.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – head (b) rain – head (c) bed – wing
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) bun (c) look
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) blouse (b) hook (c) sun
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) kite (b) knee (c) run
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) well – fish (c) dish – kite
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) log (b) rain (c) white
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – spoon (b) moon – white (c) moon – spoon
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bee (b) bell (c) far
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – white (b) rat – sing (c) king – sing

Answer key

  1. goat – coat
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. bee – knee
  5. Hot chai in a cup
  6. wish
  7. fog
  8. 5
  9. king
  10. Soft snow on the hills
  11. snake – rake
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. guitar
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. noon – moon
  19. Clouds drift past the hill
  20. knee
  21. run – one
  22. Kites dance in the sky
  23. The old banyan tree
  24. 2
  25. clay
  26. Peacocks spread their tails
  27. The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. Diyas glow at night
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. bed – head
  32. tree
  33. sun
  34. kite
  35. dish – fish
  36. rain
  37. moon – spoon
  38. 7
  39. far
  40. king – sing

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