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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 40 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – red (b) fish – dish (c) ring – dish
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) white (b) sing (c) house
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) far (b) stay (c) bun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – brain (b) swish – log (c) frog – log
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – soon (b) noon – swing (c) noon – soon
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – ring (b) sing – ring (c) sing – mat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – cold (b) bold – cold (c) bold – guitar
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A frog on a leaf
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) balloon (b) tray (c) night
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The old banyan tree
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – look (b) book – look (c) book – rat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) stay (b) sun (c) high
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – plain (b) shed – tree (c) key – tree
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) mouse (b) plain (c) old
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – fun
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – cat (b) ring – kite (c) night – kite
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) guitar (b) fog (c) head
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) smell (b) float (c) sea
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) mouse (b) bat (c) frog
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. fish – dish
  2. A frog on a leaf
  3. house
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. far
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. frog – log
  10. noon – soon
  11. sing – ring
  12. bold – cold
  13. The puddles shine like mirrors
  14. night
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. 5
  17. 5
  18. 4
  19. The wind plays with my long hair
  20. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  21. 7
  22. book – look
  23. 3
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. Bees hum near the pond
  27. Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. sun
  31. key – tree
  32. plain
  33. mouse – blouse
  34. Stars blink one by one
  35. 7
  36. night – kite
  37. guitar
  38. sea
  39. frog
  40. 5

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