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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 375 · 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 “house”? (a) night (b) rake (c) blouse
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Stars blink one by one
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A green parrot sings (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – house (b) note – coat (c) night – coat
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – dog (b) jog – far (c) bee – dog
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – jog (b) coat – red (c) shed – red
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) wing – plain (c) chain – white
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) train (b) play (c) bed
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) smell (b) play (c) jar
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cook (b) took – key (c) moon – cook
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Little ants march on (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) light (b) clay (c) book
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – fish (b) swish – rat (c) shed – fish
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) blouse (b) soon (c) run
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – ring (b) bee – key (c) noon – key
  28. 28.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Little ants march on
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – guitar (b) cat – sky (c) fly – sky
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) bold (b) soon (c) kite
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) rake (c) sky
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) shed (c) soon
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.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) The old banyan tree (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – soon (b) balloon – soon (c) balloon – old
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) clay (b) smell (c) goat

Answer key

  1. blouse
  2. Stars blink one by one
  3. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. 7
  7. note – coat
  8. jog – dog
  9. 3
  10. Peacocks spread their tails
  11. shed – red
  12. chain – plain
  13. 3
  14. 7
  15. play
  16. jar
  17. 3
  18. took – cook
  19. 5
  20. Children splash in muddy lanes
  21. Little ants march on
  22. The old banyan tree
  23. clay
  24. swish – fish
  25. 5
  26. run
  27. bee – key
  28. The wind plays with my long hair
  29. fly – sky
  30. kite
  31. The kite string tugs at my hand
  32. frog
  33. fun
  34. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  38. 5
  39. balloon – soon
  40. goat

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