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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 560 · 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) night – blouse (b) night – kite (c) bake – kite
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) hook (b) cat (c) red
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – light (b) plain – brain (c) far – brain
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) balloon (b) house (c) tray
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bake (b) dog (c) my
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) bright (b) float (c) tree
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – car (b) star – night (c) hat – car
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) pie – tray (c) play – frog
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – swish (b) fish – hook (c) fish – swish
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) high (b) day (c) key
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – boat (b) day – bun (c) fun – bun
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bell (b) cat – bell (c) well – white
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – sun (b) bun – night (c) bun – sun
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. 22.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) well (b) dog (c) goat
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – jar (b) bread – jar (c) guitar – jog
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) float (b) cat (c) rain
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – plain (b) brain – sun (c) kite – plain
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – white (b) night – goat (c) hat – white
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The old banyan tree (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – sky (b) high – noon (c) high – sky
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) cake (b) note (c) jar
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. 34.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) goat (b) car (c) cat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) lake (b) frog (c) head
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – house (b) bed – note (c) boat – note

Answer key

  1. night – kite
  2. cat
  3. plain – brain
  4. tray
  5. dog
  6. tree
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. star – car
  11. play – tray
  12. fish – swish
  13. Kites dance in the sky
  14. 7
  15. key
  16. fun – bun
  17. 4
  18. well – bell
  19. 7
  20. bun – sun
  21. Morning bells ring out
  22. The kite string tugs at my hand
  23. goat
  24. 3
  25. guitar – jar
  26. rain
  27. brain – plain
  28. night – white
  29. The old banyan tree
  30. high – sky
  31. 7
  32. note
  33. Children splash in muddy lanes
  34. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  35. car
  36. head
  37. Clouds drift past the hill
  38. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. boat – note

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