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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 848 · 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 “cake”? (a) day (b) soon (c) bake
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – bread (b) wing – well (c) smell – well
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) star (b) house (c) sun
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) bee (c) fun
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) stay (b) cake (c) well
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Rain taps on the roof
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bed (b) red – bed (c) red – wing
  12. 12.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Rain taps on the roof
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) fog (b) float (c) sea
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – fly (b) pie – moon (c) tell – fly
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jar (b) far – jar (c) far – hook
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) night (b) rake (c) wing
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Little ants march on
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  22. 22.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) A cat on the wall (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) day (b) rat (c) fun
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) well (b) took (c) pie
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.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) The wind plays with my long hair
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) run (b) clay (c) red
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) swing (b) one (c) guitar
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – white (b) train – fish (c) swish – fish
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) sun (b) snake (c) cook
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) tray (b) chain (c) pie
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) brain (b) light (c) king
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A frog on a leaf

Answer key

  1. bake
  2. smell – well
  3. 5
  4. house
  5. play
  6. 7
  7. well
  8. 3
  9. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  10. 7
  11. red – bed
  12. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  13. sea
  14. pie – fly
  15. far – jar
  16. wing
  17. Peacocks spread their tails
  18. The baby laughs at the moon
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. day
  24. 2
  25. 7
  26. well
  27. 5
  28. The wind plays with my long hair
  29. red
  30. one
  31. swish – fish
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. cook
  35. 7
  36. 2
  37. tray
  38. 5
  39. brain
  40. Hot pakoras on a plate

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