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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 844 · 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 “plain”? (a) key (b) rain (c) fly
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) dish (b) sun (c) book
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – star (b) car – gold (c) car – star
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) knee (b) night (c) day
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bed (b) fog (c) boat
  7. 7.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – smell (b) well – bake (c) book – smell
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) bread (b) frog (c) fold
  12. 12.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) A cat on the wall
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – far (b) jar – stay (c) jar – far
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cook (b) look – car (c) ring – cook
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) well (b) mouse (c) one
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – my (b) gold – old (c) head – old
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – house (b) knee – lake (c) snake – lake
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) kite (b) cat (c) plain
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) spoon (b) house (c) run
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – hat (b) white – knee (c) sea – knee
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) red – rain (c) sun – bed
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – bun (b) stay – bun (c) fun – house
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – lake (b) bun – light (c) night – light
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) fun (b) light (c) car
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – bold (b) spoon – bold (c) old – fly
  35. 35.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – mat (b) pie – bake (c) cake – bake
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – rake (b) well – tell (c) soon – tell
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. book
  3. 5
  4. car – star
  5. knee
  6. boat
  7. The old banyan tree
  8. The wind plays with my long hair
  9. well – smell
  10. 7
  11. fold
  12. The puddles shine like mirrors
  13. jar – far
  14. look – cook
  15. 7
  16. well
  17. gold – old
  18. snake – lake
  19. plain
  20. 1
  21. house
  22. 2
  23. The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. sea – knee
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. red – bed
  28. fun – bun
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. night – light
  32. 5
  33. car
  34. old – bold
  35. Hot pakoras on a plate
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. cake – bake
  39. well – tell
  40. 1

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