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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 891 · 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 pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – clay (b) jar – fly (c) pie – fly
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) ring (b) cake (c) head
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – one (b) fish – swish (c) moon – swish
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – boat (b) noon – balloon (c) king – balloon
  10. 10.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – high (b) knee – stay (c) day – stay
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – moon (b) soon – cook (c) soon – moon
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) blouse (b) play (c) fog
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – noon (b) coat – boat (c) cold – boat
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – white (b) kite – chain (c) car – white
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The temple bells ring softly
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) ring (b) bee (c) float
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – chain (b) star – car (c) dish – car
  27. 27.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Kites dance in the sky
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) rat (c) look
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – lake (b) rake – car (c) rake – lake
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – tray (b) king – cake (c) rake – cake
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) soon (b) mat (c) log
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – float (b) coat – knee (c) shell – float
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – goat (b) note – goat (c) note – fold
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – frog (b) sing – frog (c) dog – old
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. pie – fly
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. ring
  7. Morning bells ring out
  8. fish – swish
  9. noon – balloon
  10. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  11. 4
  12. 7
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. day – stay
  16. soon – moon
  17. fog
  18. coat – boat
  19. 1
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. 5
  22. kite – white
  23. The temple bells ring softly
  24. Diyas glow at night
  25. float
  26. star – car
  27. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  28. 7
  29. Bees hum near the pond
  30. 5
  31. train
  32. 7
  33. rake – lake
  34. rake – cake
  35. soon
  36. Stars blink one by one
  37. coat – float
  38. note – goat
  39. dog – frog
  40. 2

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