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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 557 · 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 “mat”? (a) chain (b) night (c) cat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – plain (b) rain – book (c) rain – plain
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – dish (b) wish – bed (c) wish – dish
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) rain (b) kite (c) star
  11. 11.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) A cat on the wall
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bright (b) wish (c) cake
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.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) The old banyan tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) star (b) wish (c) head
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bell (b) tell – boat (c) tell – bell
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The dry leaves whisper
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – king
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) ring (c) moon
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  26. 26.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – king (b) chain – sea (c) tree – sea
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) goat (b) bread (c) jog
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – gold (b) my – key (c) tree – key
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jog (b) stay – jog (c) frog – rat
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – pie (b) white – bright (c) house – bright
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – run (b) coat – pie (c) sky – pie
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – blouse (b) mouse – blouse (c) mouse – bold
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – dish (b) dog – fog (c) bell – fog
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – star (b) house – tray (c) stay – tray
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) float – snake (c) bake – well
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. cat
  2. rain – plain
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. wish – dish
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. kite
  11. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. bright
  13. 2
  14. The wind plays with my long hair
  15. head
  16. tell – bell
  17. The baby laughs at the moon
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. clay – play
  24. lake
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. Hot chai in a cup
  27. tree – sea
  28. goat
  29. tree – key
  30. frog – jog
  31. white – bright
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. sky – pie
  35. mouse – blouse
  36. dog – fog
  37. stay – tray
  38. bake – snake
  39. 2
  40. 7

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