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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 666 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) look (b) smell (c) rat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) sing (b) bright (c) high
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) day (c) balloon
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) sky (b) rat (c) rake
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) cat (b) fish (c) well
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) pie (b) tree (c) note
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) mouse (b) shed (c) car
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – run (b) fly – soon (c) noon – soon
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) my (b) bold (c) bright
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) mat (b) sing (c) tray
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – blouse (b) train – brain (c) bat – brain
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) star (b) bake (c) fun
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) book (b) ring (c) bread
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – pie (b) fly – mat (c) bright – pie
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) bright (b) guitar (c) lake
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A cat on the wall (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The moon, round and white (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) fun (b) bed (c) kite
  32. 32.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) rat (b) jog (c) stay
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) well (b) goat (c) snake
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – fog (b) dog – fog (c) dog – rain

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. smell
  3. bright
  4. light
  5. rat
  6. well
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. 7
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. tree
  12. shed
  13. noon – soon
  14. bright
  15. tray
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. Waves carry shells to the shore
  19. 7
  20. 3
  21. train – brain
  22. bake
  23. 3
  24. bread
  25. Soft snow on the hills
  26. 5
  27. fly – pie
  28. lake
  29. A cat on the wall
  30. The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. kite
  32. Waves kiss the warm sand
  33. stay
  34. Little ants march on
  35. The old banyan tree
  36. 5
  37. goat
  38. 5
  39. 2
  40. dog – fog

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