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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 888 · 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 “swish”? (a) knee (b) fish (c) goat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) brain (c) kite
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mat (b) blouse (c) shell
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – cold (b) pie – moon (c) balloon – moon
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) knee (b) bread (c) kite
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – frog (b) fog – frog (c) fog – cold
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – cake (b) rake – cake (c) rake – tray
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.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 wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cold (b) sun – log (c) dog – log
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – knee (b) key – sun (c) log – knee
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – car (b) swish – car (c) far – rat
  25. 25.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Morning bells ring out
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – clay (b) bun – clay (c) tray – knee
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – hat (b) well – shell (c) car – shell
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – day (b) sea – day (c) clay – cold
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – day (b) play – day (c) play – my
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) day – mat (c) rat – night
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) plain (b) one (c) sing
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – hook (b) look – stay (c) look – hook
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) fish (b) rat (c) shed
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – run (b) bake – lake (c) bee – lake

Answer key

  1. fish
  2. mouse
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. mat
  7. Diyas glow at night
  8. 7
  9. 1
  10. balloon – moon
  11. 5
  12. bread
  13. fog – frog
  14. 5
  15. rake – cake
  16. Little ants march on
  17. 5
  18. Rain taps on the roof
  19. dog – log
  20. key – knee
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. far – car
  25. The wind plays with my long hair
  26. The old banyan tree
  27. tray – clay
  28. well – shell
  29. Waves kiss the warm sand
  30. Monsoon clouds roll in
  31. clay – day
  32. play – day
  33. rat – mat
  34. sing
  35. 7
  36. look – hook
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. rat
  40. bake – lake

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