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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 629 · 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) rat – snake (b) lake – snake (c) lake – stay
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – star (b) car – star (c) car – chain
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) spoon (b) coat (c) far
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – bread (b) sing – log (c) jog – log
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) sky (c) soon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) sky (b) balloon (c) mouse
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) sea (b) bed (c) blouse
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – bread (b) bed – goat (c) bed – bread
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Rain taps on the roof
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The old banyan tree (c) The temple bells ring softly
  17. 17.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – ring (b) bun – sun (c) soon – sun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Soft snow on the hills
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – spoon (b) train – fly (c) sky – fly
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – mat (b) bat – mat (c) bat – tell
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  28. 28.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) hook (b) knee (c) smell
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) sun (b) chain (c) shed
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) wish (b) bee (c) balloon
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dish (b) jog (c) stay
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) hat (b) note (c) tree
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) hook (b) dog (c) wish
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – hat (b) bat – house (c) bat – hat
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bee (b) sea – fly (c) sea – bee
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The old banyan tree (c) A cat on the wall
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Mangoes in the sun
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – book (b) mat – bat (c) pie – bat

Answer key

  1. lake – snake
  2. 5
  3. car – star
  4. 5
  5. far
  6. jog – log
  7. bake
  8. 3
  9. mouse
  10. bed
  11. bed – bread
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. Diyas glow at night
  15. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  16. The temple bells ring softly
  17. Soft snow on the hills
  18. bun – sun
  19. 2
  20. 5
  21. The baby laughs at the moon
  22. 5
  23. sky – fly
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. bat – mat
  27. Kites dance in the sky
  28. Rain taps on the roof
  29. smell
  30. chain
  31. wish
  32. jog
  33. note
  34. dog
  35. bat – hat
  36. sea – bee
  37. Children splash in muddy lanes
  38. 2
  39. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. mat – bat

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