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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 561 · 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 “bat”? (a) king (b) rat (c) chain
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) mouse (b) day (c) fly
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Rain taps on the roof
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – jog
  10. 10.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rat (b) fog – chain (c) brain – chain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) rain (b) ring (c) tree
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) swing (c) my
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – cook (b) look – cook (c) look – bake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tree (b) bell – well (c) stay – well
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – soon (b) spoon – soon (c) spoon – coat
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – swing (b) sing – fun (c) play – swing
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The dry leaves whisper
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hat (b) day (c) book
  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) A cat on the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) swing (b) hook (c) bold
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) hat (b) star (c) fish
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – swing (b) bat – knee (c) bee – knee
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – cold (b) coat – goat (c) high – goat
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – tell (b) smell – tell (c) smell – ring
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – mouse (b) blouse – guitar (c) blouse – mouse
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bat (b) train (c) tell
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Rain taps on the roof
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. rat
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. day
  6. Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. swish – dish
  10. Clouds drift past the hill
  11. 4
  12. Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. brain – chain
  14. ring
  15. 7
  16. 5
  17. dish
  18. look – cook
  19. bell – well
  20. spoon – soon
  21. sing – swing
  22. The temple bells ring softly
  23. book
  24. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. 4
  26. hook
  27. star
  28. bee – knee
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. coat – goat
  32. smell – tell
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. blouse – mouse
  36. train
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  40. 5

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