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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 890 · 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 “tree”? (a) star (b) sea (c) wish
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) bun (b) dish (c) train
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) look – king (c) fold – hook
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) old (b) ring (c) tree
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – swing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) coat – bed (c) light – boat
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – fish (b) wish – fold (c) wish – fish
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) head (c) pie
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) float (b) star (c) chain
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
  19. 19.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  21. 21.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) chain (b) balloon (c) sing
  26. 26.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The old banyan tree
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – chain (b) one – king (c) sing – king
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sky – rain (b) train – rain (c) train – play
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – mouse (b) blouse – sun (c) blouse – mouse
  33. 33.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Soft snow on the hills
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The old banyan tree (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) soon – fold (c) cold – bed
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) bed (b) note (c) moon
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. sea
  2. train
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. look – hook
  6. ring
  7. light – bright
  8. coat – boat
  9. wish – fish
  10. 7
  11. 4
  12. Kites dance in the sky
  13. blouse
  14. chain
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. Morning bells ring out
  19. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  20. A green parrot sings
  21. The lazy cow chews and chews
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. sing
  26. The old banyan tree
  27. sing – king
  28. 3
  29. The baby laughs at the moon
  30. train – rain
  31. 5
  32. blouse – mouse
  33. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  34. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  35. 5
  36. cold – fold
  37. note
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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