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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 345 · 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 “sea”? (a) play (b) smell (c) key
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) goat (b) day (c) ring
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bun (b) snake – bake (c) red – bake
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) A cat on the wall (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) far (c) clay
  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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. 11.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 moon, round and white (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) float (b) noon (c) jar
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) bun (c) swish
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – soon (b) noon – soon (c) noon – car
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – wish (b) train – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) tree (b) sun (c) mat
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Stars blink one by one
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) head (b) bell (c) hook
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – well (b) wing – plain (c) brain – plain
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) cat (c) stay
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) bake (b) key (c) blouse
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – night (c) shed – fish
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – cake (b) lake – cake (c) lake – tray
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) light – cat (c) tray – bright
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) rain (b) soon (c) gold
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) spoon (b) house (c) tree
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) snake (b) spoon (c) far
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The temple bells ring softly
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fly (b) old – cold (c) house – cold
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. key
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. 2
  5. day
  6. 3
  7. snake – bake
  8. A cat on the wall
  9. cook
  10. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. The moon, round and white
  12. 3
  13. float
  14. sky
  15. noon – soon
  16. blouse – mouse
  17. mat
  18. The baby laughs at the moon
  19. 5
  20. 7
  21. bell
  22. brain – plain
  23. 7
  24. 4
  25. 5
  26. wish
  27. blouse
  28. swish – fish
  29. 2
  30. lake – cake
  31. 7
  32. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  33. light – bright
  34. gold
  35. house
  36. 2
  37. far
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. old – cold
  40. 3

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