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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 323 · 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) head – bread (b) head – jar (c) mat – bread
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) king (b) note (c) pie
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – run (b) train – run (c) sun – bake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The moon, round and white
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) tray (b) mouse (c) brain
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) soon – train (c) rain – mouse
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – spoon (b) light – kite (c) ring – kite
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) run (b) day (c) far
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) key (b) bright (c) shed
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) tell (b) noon (c) bread
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) white (b) sky (c) dog
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) red (b) hat (c) gold
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) noon (b) jog (c) light
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The old banyan tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) red (b) sun (c) cold
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) brain (c) float
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A frog on a leaf
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) blouse (b) mat (c) wing
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – star (b) guitar – star (c) guitar – pie
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) chain (b) white (c) star
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – look (b) hook – look (c) hook – high
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – wish (b) float – chain (c) train – chain
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) blouse (b) train (c) tree
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) hat (b) key (c) lake
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – cook (b) tree – bee (c) king – bee

Answer key

  1. head – bread
  2. 5
  3. pie
  4. sun – run
  5. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  6. brain
  7. rain – train
  8. light – kite
  9. day
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. 2
  12. shed
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. tell
  17. sky
  18. hat
  19. jog
  20. The kite string tugs at my hand
  21. red
  22. book
  23. Hot pakoras on a plate
  24. 2
  25. mat
  26. guitar – star
  27. chain
  28. 7
  29. 7
  30. 3
  31. hook – look
  32. Diyas glow at night
  33. Morning bells ring out
  34. train – chain
  35. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  36. tree
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. lake
  40. tree – bee

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