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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 565 · 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 “night”? (a) jog (b) light (c) note
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) frog (b) train (c) wish
  3. 3.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) Clouds drift past the hill
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) red (b) cold (c) tell
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – sing (b) mouse – blouse (c) knee – blouse
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. 12.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) The old banyan tree (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) tray (b) king (c) sun
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – ring (b) bread – dog (c) log – dog
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – look (b) hook – look (c) hook – ring
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – balloon (b) moon – well (c) moon – balloon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) swish – light (c) frog – wish
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – knee (b) key – house (c) key – knee
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – bell (b) log – snake (c) cake – snake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) bed (b) cold (c) swish
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – cook (b) took – play (c) old – cook
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) train (b) gold (c) fly
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – chain (b) dish – fold (c) gold – fold
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) tree (b) old (c) mouse
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) swish (b) bat (c) knee
  33. 33.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) Stars blink one by one
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) sing (b) bed (c) bell
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – knee (b) tree – far (c) tree – knee
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – light (b) house – plain (c) chain – plain
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. light
  2. train
  3. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. 5
  5. Soft snow on the hills
  6. tell
  7. 7
  8. mouse – blouse
  9. 3
  10. The wind plays with my long hair
  11. Hot pakoras on a plate
  12. The old banyan tree
  13. king
  14. log – dog
  15. hook – look
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. moon – balloon
  19. swish – wish
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. key – knee
  23. cake – snake
  24. bed
  25. took – cook
  26. gold
  27. 5
  28. gold – fold
  29. mouse
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. knee
  33. The kite string tugs at my hand
  34. bed
  35. tree – knee
  36. chain – plain
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. 7
  40. 2

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