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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 755 · 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 “one”? (a) jar (b) blouse (c) sun
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – coat (b) note – moon (c) fun – coat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) sky (b) brain (c) soon
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) cook (b) float (c) day
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bake (b) rat (c) head
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  7. 7.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – blouse (b) took – blouse (c) house – swish
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cold (b) fold – cold (c) fold – one
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) pie (c) cat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) my (b) rat (c) bee
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cake (b) blouse (c) cat
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) tree (b) bun (c) rain
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) chain (b) float (c) bell
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – train (b) house – car (c) far – car
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A green parrot sings (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) bun (b) guitar (c) mouse
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) frog (b) rat (c) lake
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Soft snow on the hills
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bee (b) knee – bee (c) knee – house
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bat (b) hat – noon (c) hat – bat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) cake (c) kite
  34. 34.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) run – train (c) rain – mat
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) cake (b) fog (c) swing
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. sun
  2. note – coat
  3. brain
  4. float
  5. rat
  6. Bees hum near the pond
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. 7
  9. house – blouse
  10. fold – cold
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. cook
  14. my
  15. cat
  16. tree
  17. 4
  18. float
  19. far – car
  20. A green parrot sings
  21. mouse
  22. 5
  23. rat
  24. Soft snow on the hills
  25. 1
  26. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  27. knee – bee
  28. 7
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. hat – bat
  33. shell
  34. Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. rain – train
  38. 5
  39. swing
  40. 5

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