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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 668 · 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) white – kite (b) bold – kite (c) white – noon
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) jog – fly (c) pie – wish
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – star (b) cook – book (c) old – book
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – swish (b) star – car (c) bed – car
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) lake (b) mouse (c) day
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) swing (b) cold (c) sky
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) one (b) cold (c) sky
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) chain (b) one (c) bright
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – tray (b) day – cake (c) day – tray
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – shell (b) bell – cat (c) star – shell
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – plain (b) train – plain (c) train – bat
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) tray (c) smell
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – rat (b) mat – frog (c) gold – rat
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) snake (b) chain (c) smell
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) day (b) fish (c) boat
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – dog (b) key – sea (c) head – sea
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) note (b) play (c) bell
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) tree (b) rake (c) smell
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cat (b) tray – took (c) hook – took
  27. 27.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – wing (b) boat – wing (c) swing – log
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Stars blink one by one
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bold (b) moon (c) kite
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) look (b) cold (c) wish
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) bee (b) cold (c) pie
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – hat (b) noon – cake (c) lake – cake
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  39. 39.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The moon, round and white
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. white – kite
  2. 3
  3. pie – fly
  4. cook – book
  5. 5
  6. star – car
  7. mouse
  8. swing
  9. cold
  10. bright
  11. 2
  12. day – tray
  13. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. bell – shell
  15. train – plain
  16. 3
  17. Kites dance in the sky
  18. took
  19. mat – rat
  20. chain
  21. boat
  22. key – sea
  23. The dry leaves whisper
  24. bell
  25. tree
  26. hook – took
  27. Monsoon clouds roll in
  28. swing – wing
  29. Stars blink one by one
  30. kite
  31. look
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. pie
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. lake – cake
  38. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  39. The moon, round and white
  40. 5

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