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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 682 · 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 word rhymes with “pie”? (a) house (b) head (c) high
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – kite (b) goat – red (c) bed – red
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) cat (b) frog (c) snake
  4. 4.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 moon, round and white (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – head (b) bread – white (c) note – head
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot chai in a cup
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – dish (b) old – dish (c) fish – blouse
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A green parrot sings
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) dog (b) mat (c) key
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – float (b) goat – frog (c) soon – float
  12. 12.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. 13.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Little ants march on
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) day (b) star (c) bed
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – sing (b) swing – sing (c) swing – hat
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bright (b) dog – hat (c) cat – hat
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – sing (b) lake – chain (c) brain – chain
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – tray (b) day – my (c) gold – tray
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) fish – fold (c) cold – rat
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – kite (b) light – rake (c) light – kite
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) bed (b) kite (c) star
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – day
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bright (b) night – sing (c) shed – bright
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – bright (b) bold – old (c) goat – old
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – kite (b) white – kite (c) white – head
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) fish (b) red (c) shell
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) rain (b) cold (c) bat
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) train (b) shell (c) knee
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – note (b) car – note (c) float – head

Answer key

  1. high
  2. bed – red
  3. cat
  4. The moon, round and white
  5. bread – head
  6. Hot chai in a cup
  7. fish – dish
  8. 5
  9. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  10. mat
  11. goat – float
  12. The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. Children splash in muddy lanes
  14. 2
  15. day
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. swing – sing
  20. cat – hat
  21. brain – chain
  22. day – tray
  23. 3
  24. A frog on a leaf
  25. cold – fold
  26. light – kite
  27. star
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. far – guitar
  31. night – bright
  32. 7
  33. bold – old
  34. white – kite
  35. shell
  36. cold
  37. knee
  38. 7
  39. Peacocks spread their tails
  40. float – note

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