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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 551 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) day – clay (b) day – book (c) float – clay
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – moon (b) spoon – train (c) spoon – moon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – moon (b) soon – fog (c) soon – moon
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) book (c) night
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) bold (b) night (c) shell
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) rake (b) cook (c) moon
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) note (b) gold (c) tray
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – goat (b) star – goat (c) note – bold
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) car (b) bell (c) wing
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – sea (b) bake – cat (c) bat – cat
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) guitar (b) mouse (c) one
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – shed (b) red – mat (c) play – shed
  25. 25.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – smell (b) spoon – noon (c) clay – noon
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) swish (b) took (c) stay
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) sing (b) jar (c) swish
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) train (b) tell (c) red
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Bees hum near the pond
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – frog (b) cold – frog (c) log – sun
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – balloon (b) soon – balloon (c) soon – pie
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) sing (b) soon (c) cake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – wish (b) wing – ring (c) tray – ring
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A green parrot sings

Answer key

  1. day – clay
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. Monsoon clouds roll in
  6. 7
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. spoon – moon
  12. soon – moon
  13. cat
  14. shell
  15. moon
  16. tray
  17. note – goat
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. car
  22. bat – cat
  23. guitar
  24. red – shed
  25. A frog on a leaf
  26. spoon – noon
  27. stay
  28. swish
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. train
  32. Bees hum near the pond
  33. log – frog
  34. 1
  35. soon – balloon
  36. cake
  37. wing – ring
  38. 3
  39. 7
  40. A tiny snail climbs the wall

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