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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 691 · 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 “star”? (a) pie (b) jar (c) cat
  2. 2.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) train (b) snake (c) one
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Hot chai in a cup
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) light (b) my (c) mat
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – house (b) dish – swish (c) brain – swish
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – soon (b) took – cook (c) cake – cook
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – bread (b) shed – bread (c) shed – sing
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Soft snow on the hills
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Hot chai in a cup
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) star (b) tree (c) book
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) frog (b) dish (c) plain
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) knee (b) ring (c) house
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) king (b) rat (c) dish
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – play (b) float – play (c) clay – king
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – blouse (b) mouse – fun (c) mouse – blouse
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) shell – key (c) log – bell
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) spoon (b) bed (c) rain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) house (b) sea (c) ring
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fish (b) dish – white (c) day – fish
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – king (b) ring – king (c) ring – cold
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – red (b) shed – red (c) shed – sky
  37. 37.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Rain taps on the roof
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – fold (b) bread – star (c) far – star

Answer key

  1. jar
  2. Clouds drift past the hill
  3. one
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. Green parrots chatter all day
  7. 5
  8. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  9. The baby laughs at the moon
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. mat
  13. dish – swish
  14. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  15. 7
  16. took – cook
  17. shed – bread
  18. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. book
  23. plain
  24. 5
  25. ring
  26. 7
  27. rat
  28. clay – play
  29. mouse – blouse
  30. shell – bell
  31. bed
  32. ring
  33. dish – fish
  34. ring – king
  35. 5
  36. shed – red
  37. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. 5
  39. Bees hum near the pond
  40. far – star

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