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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 683 · 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) wing – bee (b) sea – mat (c) sea – bee
  2. 2.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Kites dance in the sky
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – clay (b) cake – rake (c) sing – rake
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  8. 8.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) Hot chai in a cup
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – bread (b) goat – frog (c) dog – frog
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) cat (b) wish (c) goat
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – soon (b) spoon – far (c) spoon – soon
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – took (b) hat – cold (c) old – cold
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – bee (b) knee – dog (c) float – bee
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – pie (b) my – stay (c) train – pie
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) frog (b) noon (c) old
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) tell (b) key (c) chain
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – stay (c) sun – soon
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – fun (b) sun – fun (c) sun – cold
  22. 22.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Diyas glow at night
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – chain (b) train – sea (c) train – chain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) wish (c) jog
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) hook (b) rain (c) gold
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) rain (b) one (c) light
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – red (b) bed – red (c) bed – coat
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) red (b) tell (c) blouse
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) tray (b) king (c) my
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) tree (b) old (c) rain
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – king (b) dish – snake (c) cake – snake
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  39. 39.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The temple bells ring softly
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – lake (b) bake – lake (c) bake – far

Answer key

  1. sea – bee
  2. Kites dance in the sky
  3. cake – rake
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. 1
  7. The baby laughs at the moon
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. dog – frog
  10. goat
  11. spoon – soon
  12. old – cold
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. knee – bee
  16. my – pie
  17. 7
  18. noon
  19. chain
  20. moon – soon
  21. sun – fun
  22. The lazy cow chews and chews
  23. 3
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. train – chain
  27. 2
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. house
  31. hook
  32. one
  33. bed – red
  34. blouse
  35. king
  36. old
  37. cake – snake
  38. The moon, round and white
  39. The temple bells ring softly
  40. bake – lake

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