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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 80 · 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.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) A green parrot sings
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – fold (b) cook – took (c) sky – took
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Rain taps on the roof
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wish (b) ring (c) mouse
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) cold (b) sky (c) shed
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) my (b) gold (c) red
  8. 8.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – hat (b) fish – swish (c) kite – swish
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – rat (b) swing – ring (c) white – ring
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) noon (b) mouse (c) red
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) sky (b) bake (c) rat
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) sea (b) cook (c) spoon
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – look (b) book – look (c) book – bun
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) head (b) jar (c) dog
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – chain (b) noon – gold (c) bold – gold
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – hook (b) bell – hook (c) cook – guitar
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – ring (b) sing – cat (c) sing – ring
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) shed (b) dish (c) bell
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) sky (b) sing (c) rat
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) fold (b) goat (c) fog
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – hat (b) mat – king (c) mat – hat
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – bun (b) rake – cake (c) wish – cake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) one (c) sing
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) fold (b) guitar (c) coat
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) fold (b) bat (c) mouse
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  2. cook – took
  3. The puddles shine like mirrors
  4. ring
  5. 7
  6. cold
  7. my
  8. Mangoes in the sun
  9. 2
  10. fish – swish
  11. The old banyan tree
  12. 1
  13. swing – ring
  14. red
  15. rat
  16. A green parrot sings
  17. 5
  18. cook
  19. 5
  20. Rain taps on the roof
  21. book – look
  22. 1
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. head
  26. 3
  27. bold – gold
  28. cook – hook
  29. sing – ring
  30. dish
  31. 5
  32. sing
  33. fold
  34. mat – hat
  35. rake – cake
  36. mat
  37. coat
  38. 3
  39. bat
  40. 5

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