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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 913 · 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) wing – king (b) cook – king (c) wing – sun
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) bee
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The old banyan tree
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – stay (b) play – shell (c) play – stay
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) pie (b) stay (c) book
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The old banyan tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  9. 9.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) log (b) car (c) dish
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – jog (b) frog – well (c) shed – jog
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) night (c) my
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – star (b) cat – mouse (c) blouse – mouse
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – night (b) bright – train (c) log – night
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Kites dance in the sky
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – brain (b) clay – ring (c) sing – ring
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – goat (b) book – cook (c) moon – cook
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) tray (b) coat (c) bake
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) wing (b) cat (c) fly
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) jog (b) boat (c) noon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The temple bells ring softly
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The dry leaves whisper
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – dog (b) mouse – house (c) far – house
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – dish (b) bell – knee (c) sea – knee
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – pie (b) one – bun (c) play – bun
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – bright (b) bee – tree (c) fish – tree
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – tell (b) pie – tell (c) smell – tray
  38. 38.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 baby laughs at the moon
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) tray (b) lake (c) house

Answer key

  1. wing – king
  2. 5
  3. bee
  4. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  5. play – stay
  6. 5
  7. book
  8. Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. Hot chai in a cup
  10. dish
  11. frog – jog
  12. bee
  13. blouse – mouse
  14. bright – night
  15. 5
  16. Waves carry shells to the shore
  17. 5
  18. Kites dance in the sky
  19. sing – ring
  20. book – cook
  21. bake
  22. wing
  23. noon
  24. 5
  25. The temple bells ring softly
  26. The dry leaves whisper
  27. mouse – house
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. 3
  31. sea – knee
  32. one – bun
  33. 2
  34. 7
  35. 5
  36. bee – tree
  37. smell – tell
  38. The baby laughs at the moon
  39. 7
  40. house

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