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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 343 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) day (b) bun (c) float
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bake (b) jar – bake (c) cake – tree
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) rake (b) jog (c) car
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – red (b) bed – guitar (c) cold – red
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) high (c) look
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – bell (b) tell – bell (c) tell – frog
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) goat (b) soon (c) fish
  11. 11.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Stars blink one by one
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) car (b) shed (c) book
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – goat (b) coat – goat (c) coat – mouse
  19. 19.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – rat (b) cake – soon (c) moon – soon
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) coat (b) clay (c) jog
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Diyas glow at night (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – fog (b) jar – coat (c) note – coat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – guitar (b) jar – guitar (c) jar – house
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – tell (b) well – tell (c) well – clay
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) knee (b) sing (c) sky
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) far – well (c) sky – star
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – king (b) ring – king (c) ring – jar
  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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Stars blink one by one
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) frog (b) fish (c) tray
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) rake (b) mouse (c) cat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) lake (b) hook (c) fold
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) cook (b) float (c) cat
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) The old banyan tree

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. day
  3. cake – bake
  4. 3
  5. car
  6. bed – red
  7. ring
  8. tell – bell
  9. 3
  10. fish
  11. Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. book
  13. 7
  14. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  15. 4
  16. 3
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. coat – goat
  19. Monsoon clouds roll in
  20. moon – soon
  21. clay
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. 1
  24. note – coat
  25. 5
  26. jar – guitar
  27. well – tell
  28. 3
  29. sky
  30. 7
  31. far – star
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. ring – king
  35. Green parrots chatter all day
  36. frog
  37. cat
  38. hook
  39. cook
  40. The old banyan tree

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