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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 540 · 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 “lake”? (a) hat (b) moon (c) bake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) swish – spoon (c) note – wish
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Hot chai in a cup
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) one (b) bold (c) tree
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) smell (c) sea
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) far (b) bread (c) fish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) book (b) cake (c) play
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fold (b) old – log (c) tray – fold
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The old banyan tree (c) Diyas glow at night
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – sing (b) ring – sing (c) ring – bold
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Little ants march on
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – lake (b) high – pie (c) dish – pie
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – star (b) guitar – star (c) guitar – knee
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) swish (b) book (c) jar
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) my (b) king (c) bee
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – bread (b) sea – bread (c) shed – far
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) fish (b) plain (c) hat
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) pie – book (c) fun – my
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – sky (b) my – blouse (c) key – sky
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – day (b) hat – rat (c) key – rat
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – kite (b) pie – fly (c) car – fly
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) light – hook (c) cook – shell
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bell (b) mat (c) head

Answer key

  1. bake
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. swish – wish
  5. The puddles shine like mirrors
  6. one
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. dog
  10. 3
  11. fish
  12. play
  13. old – fold
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. 2
  16. ring – sing
  17. The wind plays with my long hair
  18. high – pie
  19. guitar – star
  20. jar
  21. king
  22. 7
  23. 5
  24. shed – bread
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. 7
  28. 7
  29. plain
  30. pie – my
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. A green parrot sings
  34. my – sky
  35. 7
  36. hat – rat
  37. 7
  38. pie – fly
  39. cook – hook
  40. mat

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