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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 346 · 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) moon – bright (b) light – boat (c) light – bright
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) bell – wish (c) key – smell
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – tree (b) key – cat (c) key – tree
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – tell (b) shell – tell (c) shell – gold
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) plain (b) noon (c) dog
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) car – wish (c) swish – red
  14. 14.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Little ants march on
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – clay (b) play – clay (c) play – hat
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – dog (b) frog – far (c) frog – dog
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – rat (b) light – stay (c) tray – stay
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) day (c) rain
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) boat (b) lake (c) bell
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – rake (b) kite – rake (c) snake – red
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – play (b) day – play (c) day – rake
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) snake (c) log
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) rain (b) my (c) run
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) cold (b) sky (c) ring
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) log (b) fly (c) smell
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bun (b) fun – bun (c) fun – rain
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A cat on the wall
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – coat (b) bat – white (c) night – white
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A green parrot sings

Answer key

  1. light – bright
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 4
  6. The lazy cow chews and chews
  7. bell – smell
  8. key – tree
  9. shell – tell
  10. dog
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. swish – wish
  14. Little ants march on
  15. 7
  16. Kites dance in the sky
  17. play – clay
  18. frog – dog
  19. tray – stay
  20. one
  21. bell
  22. snake – rake
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. day – play
  26. bed
  27. 2
  28. run
  29. 3
  30. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. sky
  34. log
  35. 7
  36. 3
  37. fun – bun
  38. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  39. night – white
  40. Green parrots chatter all day

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