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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 42 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The old banyan tree
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) log (b) smell (c) bee
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bell (b) smell – kite (c) smell – bell
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – bat (b) shell – tree (c) bee – tree
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) key – blouse (c) house – bread
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – float (b) goat – float (c) goat – cold
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fun (b) one – noon (c) one – fun
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – key (b) bee – key (c) bee – frog
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) kite (b) rain (c) snake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) night – sing (c) chain – kite
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) head (b) sing (c) high
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A cat on the wall
  23. 23.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  24. 24.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) A green parrot sings
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – cook (b) book – bun (c) book – cook
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) rake (b) fish (c) sun
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.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) A cat on the wall (c) The dry leaves whisper
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – bed (b) cook – far (c) guitar – far
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) note (b) bee (c) cat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – smell (b) swing – dish (c) fish – dish
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) swish (b) run (c) tell
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) bun (c) day
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) light – rat (c) mat – float
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – fold (b) jar – far (c) kite – far
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) shell (b) goat (c) look
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mouse (b) cake – bat (c) hat – bat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) play (b) mouse (c) soon
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) sky (b) balloon (c) rake

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. smell
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. smell – bell
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. bee – tree
  9. house – blouse
  10. goat – float
  11. one – fun
  12. A frog on a leaf
  13. 3
  14. bee – key
  15. snake
  16. night – kite
  17. sing
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. Hot chai in a cup
  22. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  23. The puddles shine like mirrors
  24. A green parrot sings
  25. book – cook
  26. fish
  27. 5
  28. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  29. guitar – far
  30. cat
  31. fish – dish
  32. 4
  33. tell
  34. wish
  35. mat – rat
  36. jar – far
  37. goat
  38. hat – bat
  39. play
  40. balloon

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