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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 816 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – bee (b) tree – bee (c) tree – pie
  3. 3.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Mangoes in the sun
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) knee (c) plain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) sky (c) noon
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) shed (b) mat (c) moon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) one (b) train (c) noon
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bread (b) book (c) white
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – car (b) mouse – car (c) jar – bread
  13. 13.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fun”? (a) sun (b) look (c) wish
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Bees hum near the pond
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – head (b) guitar – far (c) wish – far
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – coat (b) note – coat (c) note – fly
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – look (b) hook – fish (c) car – look
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – house (b) ring – dog (c) fog – dog
  20. 20.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bold (b) kite (c) tree
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – gold (b) bold – sea (c) bold – gold
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) mouse (b) bat (c) sing
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) well (b) run (c) old
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) coat (b) cake (c) guitar
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) day (b) fun (c) snake
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Stars blink one by one
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – night (b) bright – blouse (c) bake – night
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) log (b) play (c) knee
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) shell (b) bake (c) fun
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) balloon (b) bee (c) bake
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – swish (b) plain – brain (c) rat – brain
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bright (b) night – brain (c) night – bright
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) sing (b) old (c) blouse

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. tree – bee
  3. Mangoes in the sun
  4. 5
  5. night
  6. light
  7. shed
  8. 5
  9. 7
  10. train
  11. bread
  12. jar – car
  13. Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. sun
  15. Bees hum near the pond
  16. guitar – far
  17. note – coat
  18. hook – look
  19. fog – dog
  20. Hot pakoras on a plate
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. kite
  25. bold – gold
  26. sing
  27. Green parrots chatter all day
  28. run
  29. guitar
  30. fun
  31. 3
  32. Stars blink one by one
  33. bright – night
  34. knee
  35. shell
  36. bake
  37. plain – brain
  38. night – bright
  39. 7
  40. sing

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