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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 670 · 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) sky – high (b) sky – night (c) guitar – high
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – log (b) jog – log (c) jog – rake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) frog (b) far (c) cat
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) well (b) brain (c) white
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) swish (b) moon (c) log
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fun (b) bee – house (c) mouse – house
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) fog (b) bee (c) well
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – shed (b) red – shed (c) red – star
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – kite (b) boat – fun (c) one – fun
  18. 18.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) A cat on the wall (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) light (b) shed (c) hat
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) kite (b) fly (c) look
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  27. 27.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Rain taps on the roof
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – well
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) log (b) wing (c) high
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – log (b) house – log (c) dog – dish
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.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) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – kite (b) rat – sun (c) fun – sun

Answer key

  1. sky – high
  2. Morning bells ring out
  3. jog – log
  4. 3
  5. cat
  6. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. 5
  9. white
  10. moon
  11. 2
  12. mouse – house
  13. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  14. fog
  15. 7
  16. red – shed
  17. one – fun
  18. A cat on the wall
  19. 7
  20. hat
  21. Stars blink one by one
  22. Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. fly
  24. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  25. 3
  26. The dry leaves whisper
  27. The temple bells ring softly
  28. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  29. 7
  30. Hot pakoras on a plate
  31. 7
  32. house – mouse
  33. high
  34. 4
  35. 7
  36. dog – log
  37. 2
  38. The kite string tugs at my hand
  39. Bees hum near the pond
  40. fun – sun

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