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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 584 · 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 “head”? (a) rake (b) took (c) red
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) play (c) snake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) pie (b) rake (c) frog
  6. 6.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A frog on a leaf
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) coat (b) tree (c) play
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – wing (b) ring – bat (c) stay – wing
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – light
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – bun (b) sea – tree (c) kite – tree
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) mat (b) key (c) tell
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – swing (b) gold – sun (c) bun – sun
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bell (b) sing (c) moon
  19. 19.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – float (b) soon – noon (c) fog – noon
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) jar (b) soon (c) plain
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) car (b) stay (c) run
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) smell (b) ring (c) jar
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dish (b) far (c) train
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Stars blink one by one
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – light (b) bright – bake (c) bun – light
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – blouse (b) run – rain (c) chain – rain
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) tray (c) jog
  40. 40.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Hot chai in a cup

Answer key

  1. red
  2. 5
  3. light
  4. 4
  5. rake
  6. Paper boats sail down the drain
  7. play
  8. 7
  9. 1
  10. ring – wing
  11. 5
  12. snake – cake
  13. sea – tree
  14. mat
  15. 2
  16. bun – sun
  17. 5
  18. sing
  19. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. soon – noon
  24. plain
  25. 7
  26. car
  27. 7
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. 5
  31. jar
  32. dish
  33. 4
  34. Little ants march on
  35. 7
  36. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  37. bright – light
  38. chain – rain
  39. hook
  40. Hot chai in a cup

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