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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 61 · 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 “spoon”? (a) old (b) noon (c) tree
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – key (b) knee – sun (c) knee – key
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) mouse (b) bed (c) soon
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) cat (b) bun (c) smell
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – swish (b) wish – swish (c) wish – bee
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) noon (b) cold (c) car
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) kite (b) star (c) brain
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Bees hum near the pond
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Mangoes in the sun
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) snake (b) wish (c) shed
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) bun (b) book (c) head
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – kite (b) swish – mat (c) hat – mat
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) brain – sky (c) cake – rain
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) dish (b) sing (c) train
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) kite – bread (c) red – swing
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – snake (b) cake – snake (c) cake – bright
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – stay (b) mat – balloon (c) spoon – balloon
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cat (b) king – bake (c) lake – bake
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) plain (b) shed (c) night
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) rat – fish (c) ring – mat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) far (b) stay (c) bell
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) hat (c) soon
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. noon
  2. 7
  3. The old banyan tree
  4. 3
  5. knee – key
  6. soon
  7. 3
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. bun
  10. wish – swish
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. cold
  14. brain
  15. 5
  16. Bees hum near the pond
  17. 7
  18. Mangoes in the sun
  19. 5
  20. shed
  21. bun
  22. hat – mat
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. brain – rain
  26. sing
  27. 2
  28. red – bread
  29. Rain taps on the roof
  30. cake – snake
  31. spoon – balloon
  32. 5
  33. lake – bake
  34. night
  35. rat – mat
  36. bell
  37. sing
  38. 5
  39. 2
  40. 7

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