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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 384 · 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 “goat”? (a) note (b) cat (c) night
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) spoon (b) fog (c) fly
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) fly (c) mouse
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.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) Little ants march on (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) hat (b) sky (c) snake
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Morning bells ring out
  11. 11.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) Little ants march on (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. 12.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The temple bells ring softly
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – old (b) gold – bun (c) gold – old
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Diyas glow at night
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) sing (b) frog (c) house
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) brain (c) cake
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) smell (c) bold
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) bake – house (c) blouse – white
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) star – white (c) kite – cat
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – fly (b) pie – brain (c) pie – fly
  30. 30.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) log (b) sing (c) red
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – old (b) fold – brain (c) fold – old
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – bread (b) head – bread (c) head – log
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – gold (b) cold – fly (c) cold – gold
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – coat (b) one – coat (c) float – white
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – plain (b) noon – key (c) tree – key
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. note
  2. fly
  3. 7
  4. well
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. Little ants march on
  8. 5
  9. sky
  10. Paper boats sail down the drain
  11. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  12. The temple bells ring softly
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. gold – old
  17. Waves carry shells to the shore
  18. 3
  19. house
  20. frog
  21. 3
  22. bake
  23. 1
  24. blouse – house
  25. 7
  26. 5
  27. kite – white
  28. Green parrots chatter all day
  29. pie – fly
  30. The old banyan tree
  31. sing
  32. fold – old
  33. head – bread
  34. 5
  35. cold – gold
  36. float – coat
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. tree – key
  40. 5

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