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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 849 · 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 “wing”? (a) noon (b) sing (c) snake
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) high (b) mouse (c) rake
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – one (b) run – rain (c) run – one
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) shell (b) stay (c) red
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – bright (b) night – bright (c) night – cat
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) stay (b) blouse (c) well
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bun (b) sing – ring (c) coat – ring
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) sea (b) noon (c) frog
  11. 11.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The old banyan tree
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – jog (b) sea – mat (c) rat – mat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – note (b) fish – swish (c) light – swish
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – clay (b) frog – fog (c) head – fog
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.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) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cake (b) star – hat (c) mat – hat
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) night (b) smell (c) swish
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – clay (b) fog – clay (c) play – red
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – plain (b) chain – day (c) my – plain
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  32. 32.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A green parrot sings
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – dish (b) brain – chain (c) boat – chain
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) cook (b) mouse (c) red
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – house (b) rat – cat (c) bell – cat
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. sing
  2. high
  3. run – one
  4. stay
  5. 5
  6. Children splash in muddy lanes
  7. night – bright
  8. blouse
  9. sing – ring
  10. noon
  11. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 7
  13. rat – mat
  14. 2
  15. fish – swish
  16. frog – fog
  17. 3
  18. 7
  19. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  20. 5
  21. mat – hat
  22. 5
  23. swish
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. A frog on a leaf
  27. play – clay
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. chain – plain
  31. Morning bells ring out
  32. The baby laughs at the moon
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. brain – chain
  36. cook
  37. 3
  38. rat – cat
  39. 3
  40. 5

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