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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 653 · 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) bread – red (b) bread – rat (c) fog – red
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) sing (b) smell (c) mouse
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) moon (b) boat (c) clay
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) my (b) tray (c) noon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) guitar (b) high (c) dish
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – lake (b) snake – lake (c) snake – old
  12. 12.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) The dry leaves whisper
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) night (b) wing (c) knee
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – night (b) note – tell (c) shell – tell
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) sing (b) smell (c) play
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) mat (b) jog (c) white
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) snake (b) pie (c) stay
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – cook (b) book – bee (c) goat – cook
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mat (b) bread – mat (c) hat – cook
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) well (b) plain (c) blouse
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – snake (b) sky – well (c) bell – well
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – mouse (b) hook – cook (c) cake – cook
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Green parrots chatter all day

Answer key

  1. bread – red
  2. sing
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. clay
  7. tray
  8. 3
  9. high
  10. 7
  11. snake – lake
  12. The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. Green parrots chatter all day
  16. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. wing
  18. 1
  19. 5
  20. shell – tell
  21. play
  22. 7
  23. mat
  24. 2
  25. stay
  26. book – cook
  27. 5
  28. hat – mat
  29. blouse
  30. 3
  31. bell – well
  32. 7
  33. 4
  34. hook – cook
  35. Hot chai in a cup
  36. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. Waves kiss the warm sand
  40. Bees hum near the pond

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