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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 449 · 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 “fun”? (a) sing (b) well (c) bun
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – goat (b) dog – blouse (c) house – blouse
  4. 4.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  5. 5.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – swish (b) bun – one (c) bat – one
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) day (b) fog (c) tree
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) moon (c) cat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) bed (c) bat
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – shed (b) red – shed (c) red – goat
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – clay
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) knee (c) hat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) goat (b) guitar (c) fish
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fog (b) sky (c) sing
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – wing (b) swing – wing (c) swing – float
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – sing (b) swing – sing (c) swing – bed
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) fun (b) dog (c) head
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – well (b) bed – noon (c) spoon – noon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) brain (b) fish (c) ring
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cake (b) cat (c) old
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) boat (b) tell (c) mouse
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – cake (b) lake – cake (c) lake – cook
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – train (b) star – run (c) one – run
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Bees hum near the pond
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) house (b) moon (c) clay
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Rain taps on the roof
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The moon, round and white
  40. 40.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Mangoes in the sun

Answer key

  1. bun
  2. 5
  3. house – blouse
  4. A frog on a leaf
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 1
  7. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. Green parrots chatter all day
  9. 5
  10. bun – one
  11. fog
  12. jog
  13. bright
  14. The temple bells ring softly
  15. red – shed
  16. house – mouse
  17. 5
  18. dog
  19. goat
  20. sky
  21. swing – wing
  22. swing – sing
  23. 3
  24. dog
  25. 1
  26. spoon – noon
  27. fish
  28. cake
  29. tell
  30. lake – cake
  31. one – run
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. 7
  36. clay
  37. 3
  38. Paper boats sail down the drain
  39. The moon, round and white
  40. Mangoes in the sun

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