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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 395 · 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) fold (c) hook
  2. 2.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Morning bells ring out
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) fog (b) boat (c) rain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – house (b) star – stay (c) tray – stay
  5. 5.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) knee (b) old (c) boat
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) bright (b) shed (c) fog
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) noon (b) dog (c) high
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) far (b) bat (c) log
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – fish (b) bat – fun (c) one – fun
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – guitar (b) far – noon (c) sky – guitar
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) plain (b) cake (c) float
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – shed (b) book – shed (c) head – kite
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) goat (b) bake (c) train
  22. 22.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) The moon, round and white (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – float (b) goat – dog (c) cat – float
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – blouse (b) one – car (c) star – car
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – rain (b) chain – light (c) chain – rain
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – house (b) mouse – bold (c) mat – house
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – chain (b) spoon – noon (c) sky – noon
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) bright (b) sun (c) train
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.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) A green parrot sings (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – sing (b) white – light (c) my – light
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. tell
  2. Green parrots chatter all day
  3. rain
  4. tray – stay
  5. Hot pakoras on a plate
  6. boat
  7. The puddles shine like mirrors
  8. 3
  9. fog
  10. A frog on a leaf
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. 5
  14. dog
  15. bat
  16. one – fun
  17. far – guitar
  18. cake
  19. head – shed
  20. 5
  21. goat
  22. The moon, round and white
  23. goat – float
  24. star – car
  25. 5
  26. chain – rain
  27. 5
  28. mouse – house
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. spoon – noon
  31. train
  32. 4
  33. Waves carry shells to the shore
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. 7
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. white – light
  40. 7

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