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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 679 · 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) rake – house (b) mouse – fly (c) mouse – house
  2. 2.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  6. 6.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) A green parrot sings (c) The temple bells ring softly
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – brain (b) train – rat (c) train – brain
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – bold (b) old – bold (c) old – bread
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – float (b) bake – wish (c) swish – wish
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) jog (b) swish (c) key
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  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) Little ants march on (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) frog (b) cold (c) night
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) jar (b) moon (c) plain
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Stars blink one by one
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) mouse (b) noon (c) fly
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) bread – rake (c) cake – jog
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – tree (b) fish – tree (c) knee – bed
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) kite – float (c) stay – white
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – look (b) swing – ring (c) sea – ring
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  30. 30.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Little ants march on
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – coat (b) goat – coat (c) goat – chain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) bun (c) tree
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – dog (b) log – kite (c) shell – dog
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) guitar (b) knee (c) swish
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – jog (b) dog – rain (c) dog – jog
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) house (b) kite (c) hook
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – soon (c) tell – cake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. mouse – house
  2. The dry leaves whisper
  3. 7
  4. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  5. Mangoes in the sun
  6. A green parrot sings
  7. 2
  8. train – brain
  9. 2
  10. old – bold
  11. 2
  12. swish – wish
  13. jog
  14. 5
  15. Diyas glow at night
  16. 4
  17. Little ants march on
  18. 3
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. frog
  21. moon
  22. Stars blink one by one
  23. fly
  24. cake – rake
  25. knee – tree
  26. kite – white
  27. swing – ring
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. The baby laughs at the moon
  31. goat – coat
  32. train
  33. The wind plays with my long hair
  34. log – dog
  35. knee
  36. dog – jog
  37. hook
  38. 7
  39. lake – cake
  40. 2

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