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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 62 · 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 – smell (b) bell – key (c) book – smell
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The old banyan tree
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – sun (b) jar – knee (c) tree – knee
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) bright (c) dish
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) mouse (c) one
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) frog (c) moon
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – red (b) old – bold (c) stay – bold
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) rat (b) high (c) play
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – car (b) star – bell (c) star – car
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – clay (b) look – swing (c) ring – swing
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – high (b) fly – noon (c) fly – high
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) bright (b) dog (c) look
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) shell (b) my (c) brain
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – plain (b) moon – frog (c) jog – frog
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot chai in a cup
  28. 28.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Kites dance in the sky
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) rat – shell (c) night – mat
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – goat (b) coat – bun (c) coat – goat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – sea (b) bee – sea (c) bee – fly
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) tree (b) bat (c) shell
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) The moon, round and white (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) kite (b) bat (c) dish
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – fold (b) my – fold (c) bold – kite
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swing (b) high (c) goat
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Rain taps on the roof
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze

Answer key

  1. bell – smell
  2. 2
  3. The old banyan tree
  4. tree – knee
  5. brain
  6. smell
  7. boat
  8. 5
  9. old – bold
  10. 7
  11. play
  12. Diyas glow at night
  13. star – car
  14. ring – swing
  15. fly – high
  16. dog
  17. my
  18. jog – frog
  19. 3
  20. Monsoon clouds roll in
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. The wind plays with my long hair
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. The baby laughs at the moon
  28. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  29. rat – mat
  30. coat – goat
  31. 1
  32. bee – sea
  33. shell
  34. The moon, round and white
  35. bat
  36. bold – fold
  37. 5
  38. swing
  39. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  40. Stars blink one by one

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