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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 528 · 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 “light”? (a) mouse (b) frog (c) bright
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – rake (b) hat – cat (c) soon – cat
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – boat (b) float – sun (c) float – boat
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) stay (b) red (c) bake
  7. 7.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – jar (b) high – pie (c) fog – pie
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bright (b) bat – bright (c) white – lake
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) soon (b) tree (c) well
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – wish (b) cat – plain (c) brain – plain
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) lake (b) fold (c) one
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) hat (b) train (c) one
  20. 20.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) king (b) bun (c) mouse
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – mouse (b) guitar – balloon (c) soon – balloon
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bee (b) tree – ring (c) gold – bee
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) train – float (c) note – sun
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Bees hum near the pond
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – sing (b) swing – night (c) swing – sing
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – dish (b) bright – white (c) rat – white
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) car (b) sing (c) night
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – night (b) frog – mat (c) hat – mat
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – swish (b) light – kite (c) fog – kite
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. bright
  2. hat – cat
  3. float – boat
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. bake
  7. Paper boats sail down the drain
  8. high – pie
  9. 2
  10. white – bright
  11. soon
  12. 7
  13. brain – plain
  14. 7
  15. Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 7
  17. 3
  18. one
  19. hat
  20. Hot chai in a cup
  21. mouse
  22. soon – balloon
  23. tree – bee
  24. Waves kiss the warm sand
  25. 7
  26. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. note – float
  28. 3
  29. Morning bells ring out
  30. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  31. swing – sing
  32. 3
  33. bright – white
  34. 3
  35. sing
  36. 3
  37. hat – mat
  38. 7
  39. light – kite
  40. 7

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