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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 86 · 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 “goat”? (a) bread (b) note (c) clay
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – mat (b) bat – smell (c) bat – mat
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) tell
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – pie (b) white – plain (c) chain – plain
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Rain taps on the roof
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – swing (b) ring – cat (c) ring – swing
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – play (b) sing – gold (c) cold – gold
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) goat (b) old (c) wish
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) tree (b) moon (c) cook
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) train (b) night (c) shed
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) chain (b) fish (c) stay
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – mouse (b) sun – fun (c) old – fun
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) snake (b) shed (c) spoon
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) swish (b) night (c) tray
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  35. 35.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cake (b) stay (c) bat
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – snake (b) spoon – train (c) plain – train
  38. 38.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Little ants march on
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – book (b) snake – lake (c) bell – lake
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) gold (b) soon (c) cake

Answer key

  1. note
  2. bat – mat
  3. cook
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. 7
  7. Kites dance in the sky
  8. 2
  9. chain – plain
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 7
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. Hot pakoras on a plate
  16. 2
  17. ring – swing
  18. cold – gold
  19. 1
  20. old
  21. cook
  22. shed
  23. The kite string tugs at my hand
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. 7
  30. fish
  31. sun – fun
  32. snake
  33. tray
  34. The wind plays with my long hair
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. bat
  37. plain – train
  38. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  39. snake – lake
  40. soon

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