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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 65 · 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 “fish”? (a) kite (b) dish (c) jar
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) dog (b) look (c) fish
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) well (b) wish (c) tray
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) tree (b) night (c) cake
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) sea (b) lake (c) bed
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) noon (b) star (c) gold
  9. 9.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) A green parrot sings (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Little ants march on
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.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) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – sing (b) jog – bell (c) smell – bell
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) sky (b) car (c) noon
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – lake (b) bake – gold (c) frog – lake
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) key (b) ring (c) note
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) key (b) light (c) ring
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  23. 23.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The dry leaves whisper
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Soft snow on the hills
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) shed (b) day (c) look
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – brain (b) night – my (c) high – my
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – dog (b) fog – rat (c) fog – dog
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) pie (b) key (c) bright
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – sun (b) fun – sun (c) fun – ring
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) sky (b) boat (c) old
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fun (b) bat (c) fish
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) balloon (b) rain (c) book
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) shed (b) day (c) cook
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) rake (b) moon (c) bed

Answer key

  1. dish
  2. fish
  3. 4
  4. well
  5. tree
  6. 2
  7. bed
  8. star
  9. The puddles shine like mirrors
  10. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 5
  12. Rain taps on the roof
  13. 4
  14. smell – bell
  15. sky
  16. 3
  17. bake – lake
  18. 7
  19. 5
  20. note
  21. key
  22. 7
  23. The dry leaves whisper
  24. The wind plays with my long hair
  25. day
  26. high – my
  27. fog – dog
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. key
  31. Children splash in muddy lanes
  32. fun – sun
  33. boat
  34. 5
  35. Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. fish
  37. rain
  38. day
  39. 5
  40. bed

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