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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 904 · 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 “bell”? (a) old (b) swish (c) shell
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) balloon – cat (c) bat – wish
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – king (b) clay – day (c) swish – day
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) bee (b) guitar (c) wish
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A frog on a leaf
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) dish (b) pie (c) gold
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) well (b) rat (c) far
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) log (b) rake (c) cat
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – old (b) my – frog (c) jog – frog
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) bread (b) chain (c) rake
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) ring (b) fold (c) house
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – light (b) night – light (c) night – sun
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The dry leaves whisper
  23. 23.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) far (c) brain
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – blouse (b) balloon – soon (c) bat – soon
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) sun (b) jar (c) dog
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wing (b) boat (c) cake
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) run (b) rake (c) kite
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) head (b) took (c) stay
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The old banyan tree
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – cold (b) took – cold (c) gold – play
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) bat (b) gold (c) cake
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – sing (b) ring – sing (c) ring – tree

Answer key

  1. shell
  2. 7
  3. bat – cat
  4. clay – day
  5. guitar
  6. A frog on a leaf
  7. pie
  8. rat
  9. cat
  10. 5
  11. jog – frog
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. chain
  15. 7
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. house
  19. 4
  20. 5
  21. night – light
  22. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  23. Mangoes in the sun
  24. boat
  25. balloon – soon
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. Rain taps on the roof
  29. sun
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. wing
  33. kite
  34. head
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  38. gold – cold
  39. cake
  40. ring – sing

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