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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 436 · 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) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) knee (b) bell (c) ring
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – rain (b) mouse – house (c) knee – house
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A green parrot sings (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) car (b) sky (c) clay
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – head (c) moon – sky
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – spoon (b) balloon – spoon (c) balloon – bold
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – run (b) sun – sea (c) sun – run
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) fog (b) bee (c) hook
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) dish (b) fly (c) clay
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) blouse (b) goat (c) night
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – rat (b) bat – spoon (c) bat – rat
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) swish (b) look (c) shed
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – noon (b) head – look (c) book – look
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – bee
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – high (b) sky – blouse (c) wish – high
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – took (b) look – boat (c) look – took
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) frog (b) shell (c) jar
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – wing (b) bell – frog (c) dog – frog
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A frog on a leaf
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) clay (b) took (c) bee
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – house (b) dog – fog (c) sky – fog
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) swish (b) day (c) gold
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) swish (b) moon (c) bread
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – my (b) sky – gold (c) bed – my
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) white (b) bread (c) fold

Answer key

  1. Kites dance in the sky
  2. 5
  3. bell
  4. mouse – house
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. 7
  7. sky
  8. pie – sky
  9. balloon – spoon
  10. 7
  11. sun – run
  12. 7
  13. bee
  14. 5
  15. 4
  16. 7
  17. fly
  18. goat
  19. 3
  20. bat – rat
  21. swish
  22. book – look
  23. moon – spoon
  24. sky – high
  25. look – took
  26. frog
  27. dog – frog
  28. 5
  29. The temple bells ring softly
  30. 3
  31. took
  32. Mangoes in the sun
  33. dog – fog
  34. 7
  35. gold
  36. 5
  37. moon
  38. sky – my
  39. 3
  40. fold

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