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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 510 · 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) book – white (b) night – white (c) night – moon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) mat – boat (c) coat – cake
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – tree (b) sea – bun (c) sea – tree
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Diyas glow at night
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – fold (b) gold – fold (c) gold – knee
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – chain (b) rain – high (c) rain – chain
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) log (b) bell (c) old
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – brain (b) train – brain (c) train – run
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The old banyan tree
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) blouse – book (c) took – frog
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – old (b) cold – well (c) bright – old
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) clay (b) well (c) ring
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – snake (b) lake – king (c) bell – snake
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – mat (b) cat – house (c) sing – mat
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – pie (b) cake – pie (c) fly – swing
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – old (b) fold – shed (c) fold – old
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) stay (b) book (c) king
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Diyas glow at night
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) star (b) bed (c) kite
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – float (b) goat – day (c) goat – float
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cat (b) note (c) bake
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – one (b) sky – high (c) key – high
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  35. 35.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – key (b) house – key (c) knee – train
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. night – white
  2. coat – boat
  3. Hot chai in a cup
  4. sea – tree
  5. The kite string tugs at my hand
  6. 1
  7. Mangoes in the sun
  8. 7
  9. gold – fold
  10. 4
  11. rain – chain
  12. log
  13. train – brain
  14. 2
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. The old banyan tree
  17. took – book
  18. cold – old
  19. well
  20. lake – snake
  21. cat – mat
  22. fly – pie
  23. fold – old
  24. king
  25. The temple bells ring softly
  26. bed
  27. goat – float
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. bake
  33. sky – high
  34. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  35. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  36. knee – key
  37. Morning bells ring out
  38. 7
  39. 2
  40. 3

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