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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 66 · 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) one – dish (b) fish – dish (c) fish – moon
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) bed (c) rake
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – house (b) mouse – house (c) mouse – rake
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – bread (b) head – fold (c) head – bread
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) one (b) mouse (c) bed
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – plain (b) chain – took (c) chain – plain
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) mouse (b) high (c) car
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) jar (b) bell (c) night
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) fun (b) plain (c) knee
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) red (b) light (c) took
  20. 20.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – fold (b) bright – kite (c) play – kite
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – white (b) far – rain (c) train – rain
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tell (b) float – tell (c) smell – log
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – noon (b) balloon – noon (c) balloon – bat
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. 28.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Mangoes in the sun
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) pie (b) rake (c) moon
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) head (b) wish (c) night
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) dog – pie (c) knee – log
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The old banyan tree (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade

Answer key

  1. fish – dish
  2. night
  3. 7
  4. mouse – house
  5. 2
  6. head – bread
  7. mouse
  8. 3
  9. chain – plain
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 2
  13. 5
  14. high
  15. jar
  16. knee
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. took
  20. Bees hum near the pond
  21. bright – kite
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. train – rain
  25. smell – tell
  26. balloon – noon
  27. Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. Waves kiss the warm sand
  29. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  30. 5
  31. moon
  32. night
  33. 7
  34. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. dog – log
  39. 7
  40. The old banyan tree

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