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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 912 · 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) knee – swing (b) knee – bee (c) bun – bee
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) well (b) run (c) jar
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) mat (c) well
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) boat (b) rake (c) train
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) kite (b) mouse (c) one
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – soon (b) fun – soon (c) balloon – cake
  7. 7.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Rain taps on the roof
  8. 8.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bright (b) light – bright (c) light – blouse
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) noon – snake (c) bake – frog
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cat (b) hat – cat (c) hat – knee
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – sea (b) cake – lake (c) my – lake
  15. 15.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The old banyan tree (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) ring (c) look
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – run (b) jar – star (c) log – star
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) fish – jar (c) car – look
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) fold (b) bell (c) cat
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – knee (b) bun – house (c) blouse – house
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – hook (b) shed – bat (c) mat – bat
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – gold (b) old – mat (c) high – gold
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) gold (b) cake (c) kite
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) moon (b) shed (c) blouse
  35. 35.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.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) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Kites dance in the sky
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – old (b) gold – old (c) gold – one
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. knee – bee
  2. well
  3. white
  4. train
  5. one
  6. balloon – soon
  7. Rain taps on the roof
  8. Stars blink one by one
  9. 7
  10. light – bright
  11. bake – snake
  12. hat – cat
  13. 3
  14. cake – lake
  15. Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. The puddles shine like mirrors
  17. 4
  18. log
  19. jar – star
  20. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  21. 5
  22. car – jar
  23. bell
  24. Morning bells ring out
  25. 5
  26. Clouds drift past the hill
  27. blouse – house
  28. 3
  29. mat – bat
  30. old – gold
  31. cake
  32. 7
  33. 4
  34. shed
  35. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  36. Paper boats sail down the drain
  37. gold – old
  38. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  39. 3
  40. 1

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