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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 542 · 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 “snake”? (a) shell (b) coat (c) rake
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) bed (b) note (c) hat
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bake (b) shell – smell (c) dog – smell
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) fish (b) bed (c) sun
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The moon, round and white
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – blouse (b) rake – lake (c) moon – lake
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – chain (b) cold – fold (c) note – fold
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – day (b) cook – noon (c) moon – noon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – plain (b) train – guitar (c) house – plain
  16. 16.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) cold (c) balloon
  19. 19.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – fold (b) bold – fold (c) bold – head
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bat (b) book (c) day
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – plain (b) sun – bed (c) red – bed
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) rain (b) shell (c) noon
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) ring – moon (c) clay – wing
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) cold – blouse (c) house – moon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) red (b) rain (c) high
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The dry leaves whisper
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) A cat on the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) mat (b) dog (c) day
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) shed (b) light (c) chain
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) hat (b) guitar (c) bun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) sing (b) bell (c) fold
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – run (b) one – tray (c) one – run

Answer key

  1. rake
  2. 7
  3. note
  4. 5
  5. shell – smell
  6. sun
  7. 5
  8. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. Mangoes in the sun
  10. rake – lake
  11. 2
  12. cold – fold
  13. moon – noon
  14. 3
  15. train – plain
  16. Peacocks spread their tails
  17. 5
  18. blouse
  19. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  20. bold – fold
  21. bat
  22. red – bed
  23. noon
  24. The baby laughs at the moon
  25. 3
  26. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. ring – wing
  29. house – blouse
  30. rain
  31. Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. Waves carry shells to the shore
  33. 7
  34. day
  35. chain
  36. guitar
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. fold
  40. one – run

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