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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 373 · 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 “smell”? (a) tell (b) bold (c) cake
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) train (c) tray
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jar (b) lake (c) took
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) hat (b) guitar (c) light
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) wish (b) rake (c) book
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fog (b) jog – lake (c) jog – fog
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) A green parrot sings (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – cat (b) mat – cat (c) mat – coat
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) rain (b) one (c) ring
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) star (b) ring (c) fun
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – mouse (b) gold – snake (c) rake – snake
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Little ants march on
  28. 28.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) took (b) pie (c) blouse
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) plain (b) jog (c) tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) bell (c) bright
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) jar (b) plain (c) rake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) red (b) rain (c) white
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – run (b) brain – chain (c) gold – chain
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) house (c) bun
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) float (b) snake (c) star
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bold (b) wish (c) note

Answer key

  1. tell
  2. hook
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. Bees hum near the pond
  7. jar
  8. guitar
  9. 7
  10. rake
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. jog – fog
  14. Hot pakoras on a plate
  15. 5
  16. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  17. 3
  18. 2
  19. mat – cat
  20. 5
  21. ring
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. fun
  26. rake – snake
  27. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  28. Diyas glow at night
  29. pie
  30. 5
  31. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. tree
  33. 3
  34. king
  35. jar
  36. rain
  37. brain – chain
  38. pie
  39. star
  40. note

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