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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 718 · 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) gold (b) spoon (c) sky
  2. 2.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – kite (b) high – pie (c) well – pie
  4. 4.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A frog on a leaf
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  6. 6.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) gold (b) dog (c) kite
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) plain (b) mat (c) swish
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) head (b) play (c) bake
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – goat (b) note – goat (c) note – ring
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) book (b) fold (c) red
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – star (b) play – clay (c) book – clay
  18. 18.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jog (b) dog – jog (c) dog – well
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – soon (b) key – guitar (c) far – guitar
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bell (b) fun (c) chain
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bed (b) pie (c) smell
  29. 29.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Rain taps on the roof
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) my (b) far (c) cat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) day (b) coat (c) star
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – balloon (b) bright – balloon (c) soon – gold
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) tell (b) my (c) king
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – smell (b) tell – smell (c) tell – coat
  40. 40.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The kite string tugs at my hand

Answer key

  1. sky
  2. Bees hum near the pond
  3. high – pie
  4. The kite string tugs at my hand
  5. 7
  6. The wind plays with my long hair
  7. Peacocks spread their tails
  8. dog
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. mat
  12. head
  13. note – goat
  14. 3
  15. book
  16. 4
  17. play – clay
  18. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  19. 3
  20. dog – jog
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. Waves carry shells to the shore
  24. far – guitar
  25. chain
  26. 7
  27. 3
  28. smell
  29. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. far
  33. star
  34. 5
  35. 7
  36. 2
  37. soon – balloon
  38. my
  39. tell – smell
  40. Diyas glow at night

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