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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 881 · 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 “note”? (a) my (b) shed (c) coat
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – day (b) guitar – day (c) play – well
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) far (b) blouse (c) boat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) train (b) frog (c) sea
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A cat on the wall
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) hook – bell (c) shell – one
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Stars blink one by one
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) balloon (c) snake
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – frog (c) red – tray
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) sky (b) goat (c) gold
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – bat (b) night – bat (c) mat – sun
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – chain (b) play – cake (c) lake – cake
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Stars blink one by one
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) hat (b) high (c) house
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  26. 26.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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The moon, round and white
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bread (b) log (c) fun
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – float (b) tree – float (c) coat – blouse
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – spoon (b) moon – spoon (c) moon – fold
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  38. 38.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. coat
  2. play – day
  3. 2
  4. boat
  5. sea
  6. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  7. shell – bell
  8. 7
  9. 2
  10. 7
  11. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. ring
  15. 5
  16. play – tray
  17. goat
  18. mat – bat
  19. lake – cake
  20. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  21. 2
  22. Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 5
  24. house
  25. 7
  26. The baby laughs at the moon
  27. 4
  28. fun
  29. 3
  30. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  31. 5
  32. The old banyan tree
  33. coat – float
  34. moon – spoon
  35. 7
  36. 1
  37. The lazy cow chews and chews
  38. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 5
  40. 5

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