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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 698 · 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 “cold”? (a) cake (b) bold (c) tray
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – cat (b) mat – snake (c) mat – cat
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – shell (b) smell – shell (c) smell – coat
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – smell (b) blouse – wing (c) swing – wing
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – key (b) tree – old (c) float – key
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – shed (b) red – note (c) chain – shed
  14. 14.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – fun (b) guitar – far (c) bread – far
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) blouse (b) key (c) soon
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – bee (c) light – blouse
  21. 21.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Soft snow on the hills
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A frog on a leaf
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) brain (b) moon (c) sky
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  29. 29.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – wing (b) sing – far (c) sing – wing
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – swing (b) ring – play (c) ring – swing
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – cook (b) hook – rain (c) hook – cook
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) white (c) cold
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – bold (b) gold – fog (c) gold – bold
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. bold
  2. 3
  3. mat – cat
  4. 4
  5. smell – shell
  6. 2
  7. swing – wing
  8. 5
  9. tree – key
  10. 7
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. red – shed
  14. Peacocks spread their tails
  15. guitar – far
  16. Hot pakoras on a plate
  17. 2
  18. key
  19. 7
  20. mouse – blouse
  21. The temple bells ring softly
  22. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  23. sky
  24. 7
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. Soft snow on the hills
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. sing – wing
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. ring – swing
  37. hook – cook
  38. log
  39. gold – bold
  40. 7

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