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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 490 · 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) snake – white (b) night – white (c) night – fog
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) soon – ring (c) swing – run
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) sing (b) bold (c) rake
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The old banyan tree
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mat (b) hat – cold (c) log – mat
  10. 10.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Stars blink one by one
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – swing (b) tray – stay (c) balloon – stay
  12. 12.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) jog (b) bee (c) car
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – play (b) cat – play (c) tray – note
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) star – noon (c) fly – car
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) night (b) rain (c) fish
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) fun – balloon (c) rake – bun
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) dog (c) sky
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) tree (b) guitar (c) well
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – shed (b) dish – shed (c) bed – sun
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) pie (b) wish (c) well
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) far (c) fish
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.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) A frog on a leaf (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – red (b) head – red (c) head – day
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A green parrot sings
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) float (b) high (c) wing

Answer key

  1. night – white
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. swing – ring
  5. rake
  6. 1
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. 7
  9. hat – mat
  10. Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. tray – stay
  12. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  13. car
  14. 3
  15. tray – play
  16. 7
  17. 5
  18. star – car
  19. 5
  20. rain
  21. fun – bun
  22. brain
  23. well
  24. bed – shed
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. well
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. mouse
  31. 4
  32. A frog on a leaf
  33. head – red
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. The kite string tugs at my hand
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 2
  40. high

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