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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 627 · 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) coat – boat (b) bold – boat (c) coat – bell
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) train (b) bread (c) cook
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – mat (b) fish – far (c) guitar – far
  6. 6.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sing (b) day – sing (c) wing – mat
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – kite (b) cat – kite (c) white – bake
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) cat (b) sky (c) wish
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) night (b) dog (c) goat
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – light (b) night – dish (c) shell – light
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The old banyan tree (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bun (b) ring (c) red
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) rake (b) chain (c) wish
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) house (b) cat (c) bee
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – red (b) bed – bat (c) bed – red
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) my (b) lake (c) sea
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – swish (b) well – tell (c) boat – tell
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) ring (c) lake
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – fun (b) bat – cat (c) hook – cat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) white (c) wish
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 30.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) hook (b) bake (c) bed
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – far (b) head – bed (c) sea – bed
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) play (b) swish (c) bread
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – kite (b) bright – star (c) bright – kite
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – night (b) bright – bee (c) bright – night
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The old banyan tree
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7

Answer key

  1. coat – boat
  2. 2
  3. bread
  4. 7
  5. guitar – far
  6. Peacocks spread their tails
  7. wing – sing
  8. white – kite
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. sky
  12. 3
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. goat
  15. night – light
  16. The old banyan tree
  17. bun
  18. chain
  19. bee
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. bed – red
  23. 2
  24. sea
  25. well – tell
  26. boat
  27. bat – cat
  28. jog
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. Diyas glow at night
  31. 3
  32. bed
  33. head – bed
  34. 3
  35. Hot chai in a cup
  36. swish
  37. bright – kite
  38. bright – night
  39. Paper boats sail down the drain
  40. 7

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