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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 320 · 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) king – sun (b) fun – light (c) fun – sun
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) sky (b) lake (c) bold
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A cat on the wall
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – play (b) noon – moon (c) wing – moon
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A green parrot sings (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. 10.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Mangoes in the sun
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) rake (b) shed (c) blouse
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – high (b) pie – high (c) pie – key
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Soft snow on the hills
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – boat (b) coat – house (c) coat – boat
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) day (b) float (c) key
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) cold (b) coat (c) bell
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) float (b) bun (c) soon
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) white – knee (c) bee – fog
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – sky (b) bright – sea (c) knee – sea
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) lake (b) bold (c) coat
  34. 34.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – cold (b) king – sing (c) high – sing
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) tell (b) plain (c) night
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – rake (b) lake – fold (c) lake – rake

Answer key

  1. fun – sun
  2. bold
  3. 5
  4. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. noon – moon
  6. Diyas glow at night
  7. 7
  8. 7
  9. Children splash in muddy lanes
  10. Hot pakoras on a plate
  11. 5
  12. 2
  13. blouse
  14. 5
  15. 1
  16. pie – high
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. Paper boats sail down the drain
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. coat – boat
  23. The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. key
  25. bell
  26. bun
  27. 2
  28. bee – knee
  29. 7
  30. knee – sea
  31. 3
  32. 7
  33. bold
  34. Soft snow on the hills
  35. 2
  36. king – sing
  37. night
  38. 5
  39. 2
  40. lake – rake

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