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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 454 · 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) spoon – jar (b) car – wing (c) car – jar
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) guitar (b) rain (c) my
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – spoon (b) moon – car (c) moon – spoon
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – red (b) bread – blouse (c) bread – red
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) swing (b) jog (c) note
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) rain (b) bat (c) fun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) car (b) plain (c) boat
  11. 11.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) dog – knee (c) one – log
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – fly (b) pie – fly (c) pie – play
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – wing (b) swing – bread (c) sky – wing
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – fish (b) rat – fish (c) wish – look
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Little ants march on (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The old banyan tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) house (c) night
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Little ants march on (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – fog (b) rake – float (c) note – float
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) one (c) guitar
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – bake (b) clay – bake (c) snake – dog
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – sun (b) hat – mat (c) far – mat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) light – star (c) fish – bright
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. car – jar
  2. rain
  3. moon – spoon
  4. 5
  5. bread – red
  6. note
  7. Bees hum near the pond
  8. bat
  9. 3
  10. plain
  11. Children splash in muddy lanes
  12. dog – log
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 5
  15. Kites dance in the sky
  16. pie – fly
  17. 5
  18. swing – wing
  19. 5
  20. wish – fish
  21. 4
  22. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. The old banyan tree
  24. 3
  25. Morning bells ring out
  26. 7
  27. boat
  28. 2
  29. 5
  30. Little ants march on
  31. note – float
  32. snake
  33. 5
  34. 5
  35. snake – bake
  36. 7
  37. 7
  38. hat – mat
  39. light – bright
  40. 2

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