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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 895 · 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) noon – moon (b) noon – look (c) run – moon
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – chain (b) lake – chain (c) rain – fun
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – mat (b) bat – mat (c) bat – tree
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) dog (b) book (c) balloon
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) noon (b) train (c) cook
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bake (b) fly – night (c) kite – night
  13. 13.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) A cat on the wall (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – gold (b) fold – gold (c) fold – mat
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) plain (b) house (c) snake
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Little ants march on
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) balloon (b) fog (c) goat
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – book (b) look – book (c) look – night
  26. 26.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A green parrot sings
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) spoon (b) shed (c) kite
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) boat (c) smell
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – fold (b) light – white (c) sun – white
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) key (b) one (c) tray
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – red (b) ring – tell (c) well – tell
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – white (b) kite – star (c) kite – white
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – cake (b) star – far (c) house – far

Answer key

  1. noon – moon
  2. 7
  3. rain – chain
  4. bat – mat
  5. Rain taps on the roof
  6. book
  7. 7
  8. Soft snow on the hills
  9. noon
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. kite – night
  13. A cat on the wall
  14. fold – gold
  15. 3
  16. snake
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. A green parrot sings
  23. Little ants march on
  24. balloon
  25. look – book
  26. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 1
  28. 7
  29. spoon
  30. 1
  31. bee
  32. light – white
  33. 2
  34. 7
  35. key
  36. well – tell
  37. 5
  38. kite – white
  39. 7
  40. star – far

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