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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 380 · 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 “stay”? (a) bee (b) shed (c) day
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – hook (b) fold – old (c) run – old
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) run (b) swish (c) fly
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) bake (b) blouse (c) cold
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – bold (b) old – cake (c) rat – bold
  7. 7.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – fun (b) house – blouse (c) rake – blouse
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – dish (b) swish – sky (c) swish – dish
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) bell – soon (c) rain – tell
  12. 12.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) car (b) my (c) well
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bat (b) hat – note (c) bake – bat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) fish (b) cake (c) shell
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – tray (b) train – rain (c) old – rain
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) chain (c) cake
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fish (b) lake (c) sea
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) rake (c) night
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – float (b) run – cook (c) book – cook
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) high (b) moon (c) hat
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) stay (b) wish (c) balloon
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The dry leaves whisper
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) dish (b) bee (c) hat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) knee
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. day
  2. 1
  3. fold – old
  4. fly
  5. cold
  6. old – bold
  7. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  8. 5
  9. house – blouse
  10. swish – dish
  11. bell – tell
  12. The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. 5
  14. well
  15. hat – bat
  16. shell
  17. 7
  18. train – rain
  19. 7
  20. 7
  21. 7
  22. white
  23. fish
  24. train
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. book – cook
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. Stars blink one by one
  31. hat
  32. 5
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. wish
  35. 5
  36. The dry leaves whisper
  37. 5
  38. bee
  39. cake
  40. 3

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