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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 78 · 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 “noon”? (a) soon (b) dish (c) well
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – cook (b) took – cook (c) took – clay
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) wish (b) bright (c) chain
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bright (b) play – king (c) sing – king
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) kite (b) knee (c) fog
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – train (b) chain – guitar (c) chain – train
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – note (b) goat – star (c) one – note
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – pie (b) kite – pie (c) sky – cold
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) king (b) noon (c) well
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wish (b) shell (c) ring
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cold (b) coat – bake (c) lake – bake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – shell (b) chain – sky (c) my – sky
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) key (b) boat (c) wish
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The old banyan tree
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) coat (b) kite (c) house
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) fold (b) rake (c) moon
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.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 frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – bake (b) swing – king (c) kite – king
  35. 35.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) float (b) soon (c) dog
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) house – star (c) far – look
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – cat (b) hat – book (c) hat – cat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) white – cake (c) snake – noon
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads

Answer key

  1. soon
  2. 5
  3. took – cook
  4. Mangoes in the sun
  5. wish
  6. sing – king
  7. fog
  8. chain – train
  9. 7
  10. 1
  11. goat – note
  12. sky – pie
  13. A cat on the wall
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. well
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. ring
  21. lake – bake
  22. my – sky
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. wish
  26. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. 5
  28. kite
  29. 7
  30. moon
  31. 7
  32. A frog on a leaf
  33. 1
  34. swing – king
  35. Clouds drift past the hill
  36. soon
  37. far – star
  38. hat – cat
  39. snake – cake
  40. Cool rain falls on dusty roads

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