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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 564 · 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) bell – balloon (b) sea – shell (c) bell – shell
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) fish (c) smell
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – sky (b) far – guitar (c) dish – guitar
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – my (b) lake – snake (c) blouse – snake
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – high (b) dish – tell (c) well – tell
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) play (b) king (c) soon
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) play (b) guitar (c) pie
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) fly (b) old (c) blouse
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – one (b) bun – one (c) bun – book
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  17. 17.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot chai in a cup
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) soon (b) bright (c) boat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) look (b) kite (c) shed
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) night (c) coat
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) wing (b) mouse (c) rat
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) A cat on the wall (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – fun (b) bun – took (c) bun – fun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) A cat on the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – knee (b) mouse – blouse (c) car – blouse
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) play (b) kite (c) log
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – day (b) play – day (c) play – key
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) cold (b) cat (c) bread
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) cake (b) fly (c) blouse
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – rain (b) fun – bread (c) head – bread
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) smell – house (c) moon – shell
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bake (b) float – sun (c) one – sun

Answer key

  1. bell – shell
  2. frog
  3. far – guitar
  4. 3
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. lake – snake
  7. well – tell
  8. 3
  9. king
  10. The wind plays with my long hair
  11. 2
  12. guitar
  13. old
  14. 3
  15. bun – one
  16. 5
  17. Hot chai in a cup
  18. soon
  19. shed
  20. bake
  21. rat
  22. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  23. bun – fun
  24. 7
  25. A cat on the wall
  26. mouse – blouse
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. kite
  30. 1
  31. play – day
  32. 5
  33. bread
  34. fly
  35. head – bread
  36. smell – shell
  37. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. one – sun

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