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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 832 · 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 “sky”? (a) pie (b) cook (c) train
  2. 2.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) A cat on the wall
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – fold (b) my – fold (c) bold – play
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) train (b) knee (c) dog
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – fly (b) blouse – boat (c) coat – boat
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – clay (b) stay – fly (c) cook – clay
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – tell (b) rat – cat (c) swish – cat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – bed (b) bread – run (c) bread – bed
  17. 17.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The dry leaves whisper
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – moon (b) play – hook (c) book – hook
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) shed (b) goat (c) spoon
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Morning bells ring out
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – log (b) fog – shed (c) fog – log
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – cold (b) fly – pie (c) boat – pie
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rat (b) cat – key (c) fold – rat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – fold (b) gold – fold (c) gold – sea
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – brain (b) rain – brain (c) rain – star
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) tray (b) balloon (c) book
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Stars blink one by one (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – far (b) look – light (c) kite – light
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – note (b) float – dish (c) float – note
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – sky (b) wing – well (c) shell – well
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – fun (b) float – goat (c) stay – goat
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – swish (b) fish – noon (c) fish – swish

Answer key

  1. pie
  2. Diyas glow at night
  3. Green parrots chatter all day
  4. bold – fold
  5. 5
  6. The puddles shine like mirrors
  7. 7
  8. dog
  9. coat – boat
  10. stay – clay
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. rat – cat
  14. 2
  15. 7
  16. bread – bed
  17. The dry leaves whisper
  18. book – hook
  19. goat
  20. Children splash in muddy lanes
  21. Hot pakoras on a plate
  22. fog – log
  23. fly – pie
  24. cat – rat
  25. 5
  26. gold – fold
  27. rain – brain
  28. balloon
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  32. Waves kiss the warm sand
  33. kite – light
  34. float – note
  35. shell – well
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. float – goat
  39. 5
  40. fish – swish

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