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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 63 · 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 “bake”? (a) goat (b) lake (c) wish
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – moon (b) soon – moon (c) soon – bake
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) day (b) white (c) cold
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) plain (b) cold (c) blouse
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – bake (b) rake – tree (c) rake – bake
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – noon (b) balloon – coat (c) jog – noon
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – star (b) high – my (c) jog – my
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – kite (b) shell – smell (c) cake – smell
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – bright (b) white – bright (c) white – one
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) spoon (c) bread
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – mouse (b) house – white (c) house – mouse
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) brain (c) ring
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – rat (b) hat – tell (c) hat – rat
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The dry leaves whisper
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – sky (b) fly – sky (c) fly – cake
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) light (b) soon (c) red
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. 26.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) A cat on the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) dish (b) sea (c) chain
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – sky (b) pie – guitar (c) key – sky
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) sing – fun (c) run – clay
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – shed (b) bed – shed (c) bed – stay
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) stay (b) cake (c) cat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) fun (b) star (c) rain
  35. 35.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Stars blink one by one
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – dog (b) bread – dog (c) log – train
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – smell (b) mat – hat (c) frog – hat

Answer key

  1. lake
  2. 2
  3. soon – moon
  4. 5
  5. cold
  6. 5
  7. blouse
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. rake – bake
  11. balloon – noon
  12. 7
  13. high – my
  14. shell – smell
  15. white – bright
  16. 7
  17. brain
  18. house – mouse
  19. snake
  20. 3
  21. hat – rat
  22. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. fly – sky
  24. light
  25. Waves kiss the warm sand
  26. Children splash in muddy lanes
  27. chain
  28. pie – sky
  29. run – fun
  30. 3
  31. bed – shed
  32. 7
  33. cat
  34. rain
  35. Mangoes in the sun
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. Stars blink one by one
  39. log – dog
  40. mat – hat

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