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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 749 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – head (b) bread – head (c) bread – smell
  2. 2.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The dry leaves whisper
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – chain (b) note – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  4. 4.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – dish (b) wish – dish (c) wish – car
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A green parrot sings
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) coat (b) old (c) hat
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) smell (b) cake (c) guitar
  10. 10.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 tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Hot chai in a cup
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) hat (b) blouse (c) bed
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) wing (b) bright (c) noon
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – night (b) snake – swing (c) king – swing
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – brain (b) fun – one (c) goat – one
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) red – wish (c) lake – bread
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jog (b) frog – balloon (c) white – jog
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – one (b) house – blouse (c) tree – blouse
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – book (b) hook – cake (c) hook – book
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) bed (b) star (c) wing
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) snake (b) log (c) fun
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (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) Soft snow on the hills (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) noon (b) shell (c) wish
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – brain (b) house – shed (c) head – shed
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) sun (b) wish (c) old
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) took (c) bread
  36. 36.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – mouse (b) house – mouse (c) house – knee
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bell (b) run (c) day
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – bee (b) tree – bee (c) tree – cake

Answer key

  1. bread – head
  2. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  3. moon – spoon
  4. Peacocks spread their tails
  5. wish – dish
  6. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. coat
  8. 7
  9. smell
  10. Hot chai in a cup
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. blouse
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. bright
  17. king – swing
  18. 3
  19. fun – one
  20. 7
  21. red – bread
  22. frog – jog
  23. house – blouse
  24. Little ants march on
  25. hook – book
  26. wing
  27. fun
  28. Clouds drift past the hill
  29. 5
  30. Paper boats sail down the drain
  31. 5
  32. wish
  33. head – shed
  34. old
  35. noon
  36. Children splash in muddy lanes
  37. house – mouse
  38. 2
  39. run
  40. tree – bee

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