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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 896 · 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 “night”? (a) white (b) far (c) boat
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) play (b) red (c) chain
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – float (b) coat – white (c) rain – float
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – high (b) brain – dog (c) frog – dog
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – fog (b) spoon – fog (c) frog – my
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – star (b) sea – tray (c) clay – tray
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – cat (b) mat – float (c) light – cat
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (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) Stars blink one by one (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) rat (b) moon (c) tree
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) high (b) knee (c) day
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) wing (b) rat (c) cake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – note (b) took – note (c) coat – noon
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) cake (b) sky (c) jar
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) jog (b) sea (c) jar
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  26. 26.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) Diyas glow at night (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) play – cold (c) log – tray
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – star (b) far – dish (c) bat – star
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – dish (b) swish – dish (c) swish – car
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) cake – noon (c) bold – rake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – lake (b) day – sun (c) bun – sun
  34. 34.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Rain taps on the roof
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) knee (b) wish (c) my
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – old (b) fold – old (c) fold – rake
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Bees hum near the pond
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – float (b) goat – night (c) goat – float
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – kite (b) night – kite (c) night – bake
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. white
  2. chain
  3. 3
  4. coat – float
  5. 5
  6. frog – dog
  7. frog – fog
  8. clay – tray
  9. mat – cat
  10. 7
  11. 3
  12. Stars blink one by one
  13. The lazy cow chews and chews
  14. moon
  15. knee
  16. 1
  17. 7
  18. rat
  19. coat – note
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. sky
  23. 2
  24. jar
  25. 5
  26. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  27. play – tray
  28. far – star
  29. swish – dish
  30. 5
  31. cake – rake
  32. 2
  33. bun – sun
  34. Children splash in muddy lanes
  35. wish
  36. fold – old
  37. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. goat – float
  39. night – kite
  40. 3

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