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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 726 · 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 “smell”? (a) swing (b) tell (c) cat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) bell (b) pie (c) book
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) note (b) cook (c) car
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) goat (c) cake
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – my (b) high – noon (c) coat – my
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – day (b) cook – hook (c) float – hook
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) red (b) noon (c) chain
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) fish (b) spoon (c) coat
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) cook (b) bell (c) snake
  13. 13.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) A frog on a leaf (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – noon (b) bee – bun (c) fun – bun
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) mat (b) fly (c) run
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) tree (b) boat (c) rain
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) cold (b) play (c) hook
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A cat on the wall
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) day (b) cake (c) ring
  22. 22.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The temple bells ring softly
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) The moon, round and white (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) frog (b) blouse (c) play
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) mouse (b) fly (c) bell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A cat on the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – light (b) book – hook (c) jog – hook
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) rake (c) moon
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – dog (b) log – clay (c) log – dog
  38. 38.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) A green parrot sings
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) chain (b) old (c) snake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. tell
  2. pie
  3. car
  4. bright
  5. high – my
  6. cook – hook
  7. noon
  8. 2
  9. spoon
  10. 7
  11. 5
  12. snake
  13. A frog on a leaf
  14. 7
  15. fun – bun
  16. run
  17. rain
  18. cold
  19. The lazy cow chews and chews
  20. 7
  21. ring
  22. Bees hum near the pond
  23. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  24. frog
  25. 7
  26. The puddles shine like mirrors
  27. 1
  28. fly
  29. 5
  30. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. book – hook
  32. bright
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. log – dog
  38. The wind plays with my long hair
  39. chain
  40. 3

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