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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 833 · 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) king – train (b) rain – red (c) rain – train
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) frog (b) well (c) rain
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – light (b) well – lake (c) rake – lake
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) A green parrot sings (c) Mangoes in the sun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) day (b) one (c) blouse
  7. 7.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 lazy cow chews and chews (c) Diyas glow at night
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.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) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – moon (b) balloon – bat (c) balloon – moon
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – goat (b) day – tray (c) bread – tray
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) key (b) frog (c) fish
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – took (b) look – house (c) look – took
  18. 18.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  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) Diyas glow at night (c) The temple bells ring softly
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) gold (b) swish (c) smell
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) moon (b) house (c) my
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) lake – night (c) rain – cake
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “one”? (a) swish (b) light (c) run
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) tray (b) rat (c) plain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – dog (b) jog – dog (c) jog – tray
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – book (b) bee – stay (c) tray – stay
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – old (b) cold – car (c) cold – old
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) bat (b) guitar (c) rain
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) mouse (b) chain (c) tray
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) spoon (b) blouse (c) tree
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. rain – train
  2. 2
  3. well
  4. rake – lake
  5. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  6. day
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. 2
  9. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. Monsoon clouds roll in
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. balloon – moon
  14. Soft snow on the hills
  15. day – tray
  16. frog
  17. look – took
  18. Morning bells ring out
  19. Kites dance in the sky
  20. The temple bells ring softly
  21. 4
  22. gold
  23. my
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 7
  27. 7
  28. 1
  29. lake – cake
  30. Rain taps on the roof
  31. run
  32. plain
  33. jog – dog
  34. 5
  35. tray – stay
  36. cold – old
  37. rain
  38. chain
  39. tree
  40. 7

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