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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 559 · 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) dog – jog (b) fly – jog (c) dog – bright
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) plain (b) sea (c) stay
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) red (b) old (c) rake
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) fish (c) look
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Bees hum near the pond
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) train (b) white (c) dog
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – fly (b) ring – sing (c) mouse – sing
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – fly (b) cat – fly (c) high – cold
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) A frog on a leaf
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – dog (b) fog – bread (c) fog – dog
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) moon (b) night (c) wish
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) note (c) sea
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – old (b) fold – old (c) fold – train
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) far (b) spoon (c) hat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – sun (b) shell – noon (c) moon – noon
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – took (b) cook – train (c) cook – took
  27. 27.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) Rain taps on the roof
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – jog (b) wing – ring (c) bee – ring
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) tree (b) mouse (c) chain
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) blouse (b) pie (c) noon
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – well (b) shell – well (c) shell – spoon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – plain (b) brain – plain (c) brain – head
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) swing (c) cat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) hat – key (c) tree – wish
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) bun (c) shell
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bed (b) light – bright (c) bell – bright

Answer key

  1. dog – jog
  2. plain
  3. Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. rake
  5. well
  6. 5
  7. Bees hum near the pond
  8. white
  9. ring – sing
  10. high – fly
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. Waves carry shells to the shore
  14. 2
  15. fog – dog
  16. 7
  17. 3
  18. night
  19. 7
  20. brain
  21. fold – old
  22. far
  23. 2
  24. moon – noon
  25. The old banyan tree
  26. cook – took
  27. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. wing – ring
  29. chain
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. noon
  33. 7
  34. The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. shell – well
  36. brain – plain
  37. train
  38. tree – key
  39. mouse
  40. light – bright

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