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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 538 · 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 “star”? (a) swish (b) far (c) noon
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – day (b) bell – shell (c) fly – shell
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – snake (b) bake – bright (c) bake – snake
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) lake (b) swing (c) swish
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) mouse (b) cake (c) my
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) play (b) sea (c) high
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) cold (c) fish
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fish (b) old – bold (c) star – bold
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) took (b) run (c) snake
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.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) The dry leaves whisper
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – note (b) run – sun (c) smell – sun
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Stars blink one by one
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) cat (b) mouse (c) sing
  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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Little ants march on
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) bed (b) high (c) bun
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A frog on a leaf
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – fish (b) wish – fish (c) wish – lake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) mat (c) cold
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) book (b) old (c) mouse
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – night (b) kite – sing (c) kite – night
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) tray (b) cat (c) run
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) mat (b) stay (c) blouse
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) light (b) head (c) my
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) run (b) goat (c) dog
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – knee (b) fog – dog (c) note – dog
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) rain (c) swish
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. far
  2. bell – shell
  3. bake – snake
  4. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  5. 5
  6. lake
  7. mouse
  8. sea
  9. jog
  10. old – bold
  11. 3
  12. snake
  13. 5
  14. Waves carry shells to the shore
  15. run – sun
  16. 3
  17. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  18. 3
  19. sing
  20. Little ants march on
  21. high
  22. The lazy cow chews and chews
  23. wish – fish
  24. rake
  25. old
  26. kite – night
  27. cat
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. mat
  31. 7
  32. my
  33. 7
  34. Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. goat
  36. fog – dog
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. white
  40. 7

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