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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 785 · 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) sing – fold (b) sing – wing (c) tray – wing
  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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Bees hum near the pond
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) high (b) dish (c) smell
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – wing (b) swing – wing (c) swing – moon
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – night (b) tree – bat (c) hat – bat
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – swing (b) cold – rain (c) train – rain
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – rake (b) bake – swish (c) bake – rake
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) float (b) house (c) light
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) sing (b) smell (c) car
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – my (b) swing – dog (c) log – dog
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) jar (b) pie (c) lake
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) hook (b) rain (c) jar
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bell (b) house (c) light
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) boat (b) mouse (c) far
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) took (b) play (c) cat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – cake (b) bun – run (c) chain – run
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) cat (b) bed (c) dish
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – bake (b) kite – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – guitar (b) far – guitar (c) far – sun
  38. 38.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) Diyas glow at night (c) The temple bells ring softly
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) bee (c) hook

Answer key

  1. sing – wing
  2. The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. high
  4. swing – wing
  5. hat – bat
  6. Children splash in muddy lanes
  7. 2
  8. 7
  9. train – rain
  10. bake – rake
  11. 5
  12. house
  13. 4
  14. car
  15. log – dog
  16. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  17. 7
  18. jar
  19. 2
  20. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  21. 2
  22. jar
  23. light
  24. far
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. 5
  27. A cat on the wall
  28. cat
  29. 5
  30. bun – run
  31. 5
  32. Waves kiss the warm sand
  33. dish
  34. 3
  35. noon – balloon
  36. The moon, round and white
  37. far – guitar
  38. Diyas glow at night
  39. 5
  40. lake

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