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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 522 · 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) run – one (b) run – took (c) kite – one
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – noon (b) clay – hook (c) book – hook
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – sky (b) pie – sky (c) pie – boat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) plain (b) tell (c) hook
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) shed (b) my (c) bell
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) night (b) lake (c) shed
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – star (b) car – hat (c) light – star
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – bell (b) smell – stay (c) smell – bell
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot chai in a cup
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bed (b) run (c) cake
  15. 15.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bright (b) light – snake (c) light – bright
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) king (b) bold (c) mouse
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – boat (b) head – shed (c) cold – shed
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) play (b) dish (c) brain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) fun (c) moon
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) king (b) house (c) clay
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) spoon – tray (c) play – star
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) gold (b) shell (c) mat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – jar (b) plain – chain (c) sun – chain
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) log (b) ring (c) brain
  35. 35.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The old banyan tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) took (b) brain (c) cake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – cake (b) wing – sing (c) moon – sing
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.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 cat on the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest

Answer key

  1. run – one
  2. 7
  3. book – hook
  4. pie – sky
  5. tell
  6. shed
  7. lake
  8. car – star
  9. smell – bell
  10. 7
  11. 7
  12. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  13. Diyas glow at night
  14. run
  15. Bees hum near the pond
  16. 3
  17. light – bright
  18. 7
  19. bold
  20. head – shed
  21. brain
  22. tree
  23. 5
  24. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 7
  26. king
  27. play – tray
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. mat
  31. 3
  32. Children splash in muddy lanes
  33. plain – chain
  34. brain
  35. The old banyan tree
  36. took
  37. wing – sing
  38. 1
  39. 7
  40. A cat on the wall

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