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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 598 · 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) play – jar (b) car – one (c) car – jar
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – hook (b) sea – star (c) guitar – star
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – sky (b) look – book (c) kite – book
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) high (b) sun (c) house
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – lake (b) float – note (c) bee – note
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – clay (b) stay – soon (c) stay – clay
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – sea (b) bee – sea (c) bee – dish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) rat (b) brain (c) sing
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) hook (b) pie (c) cake
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) plain (b) white (c) moon
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tell (b) bake – tell (c) smell – tree
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) coat (b) rake (c) bread
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) fun
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Hot chai in a cup
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – sky (b) spoon – knee (c) bee – knee
  29. 29.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – ring (b) wing – bold (c) star – ring
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) float (b) rain (c) bun
  35. 35.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Hot chai in a cup
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – guitar (b) mat – day (c) stay – day
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. car – jar
  2. 1
  3. guitar – star
  4. look – book
  5. sun
  6. 2
  7. float – note
  8. 7
  9. 2
  10. stay – clay
  11. bee – sea
  12. rat
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. cake
  17. 7
  18. white
  19. smell – tell
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. bread
  23. cake
  24. 5
  25. 7
  26. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  27. 3
  28. bee – knee
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. 3
  31. wing – ring
  32. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 2
  34. bun
  35. Hot chai in a cup
  36. Monsoon clouds roll in
  37. stay – day
  38. 7
  39. 3
  40. 5

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