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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 746 · 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 “white”? (a) bee (b) kite (c) far
  2. 2.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) jog (b) red (c) sky
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – fun (b) run – dish (c) soon – fun
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swing (b) red (c) swish
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) fold (b) run (c) sea
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – look (b) bell – look (c) cook – wish
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – chain (b) bright – jar (c) guitar – jar
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cat (b) snake (c) play
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – fish (b) swish – fish (c) swish – bun
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – my (b) dog – jog (c) blouse – jog
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – rat (b) fold – gold (c) moon – gold
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) shell (b) fun (c) mouse
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – smell (b) tell – smell (c) tell – moon
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – plain (b) brain – plain (c) brain – night
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Little ants march on (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – fog (b) cake – noon (c) spoon – noon
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – tray (b) day – tree (c) day – tray
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) fish (b) soon (c) look

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. Diyas glow at night
  3. 2
  4. jog
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. run – fun
  11. 3
  12. swing
  13. fold
  14. 7
  15. 3
  16. cook – look
  17. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  18. guitar – jar
  19. cat
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  23. 5
  24. swish – fish
  25. dog – jog
  26. fold – gold
  27. 3
  28. A frog on a leaf
  29. fun
  30. tell – smell
  31. brain – plain
  32. 3
  33. Little ants march on
  34. 3
  35. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  36. spoon – noon
  37. Kites dance in the sky
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. day – tray
  40. soon

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