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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 532 · 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 “well”? (a) bell (b) cat (c) sea
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – knee (b) bell – shell (c) jog – shell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) fun (b) night (c) note
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – tree (b) rat – cake (c) lake – cake
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) hat (b) car (c) bake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sing (b) smell – sing (c) wing – cold
  14. 14.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – ring (b) high – pie (c) key – pie
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) dog (b) swing (c) took
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) took – king (c) one – hook
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – pie (b) jog – bee (c) key – bee
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bee (b) sea – book (c) sea – bee
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – my (b) smell – dish (c) wish – dish
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) rat (b) high (c) blouse
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – light (b) wish – light (c) white – log
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cake (b) look – cook (c) hat – cook
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) bake – bat (c) house – snake
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) jar (b) spoon (c) bright
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rain (b) bright (c) ring
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) day (b) ring (c) brain
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – rain (b) bold – kite (c) bright – kite
  37. 37.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bake (b) night (c) smell
  40. 40.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads

Answer key

  1. bell
  2. bell – shell
  3. 4
  4. night
  5. lake – cake
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 7
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. Waves carry shells to the shore
  12. hat
  13. wing – sing
  14. The temple bells ring softly
  15. high – pie
  16. took
  17. took – hook
  18. key – bee
  19. sea – bee
  20. wish – dish
  21. 7
  22. A frog on a leaf
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. blouse
  26. white – light
  27. 7
  28. Peacocks spread their tails
  29. 4
  30. look – cook
  31. 7
  32. bake – snake
  33. jar
  34. rain
  35. brain
  36. bright – kite
  37. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  38. 5
  39. smell
  40. Diyas glow at night

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