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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 928 · 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 “plain”? (a) brain (b) snake (c) swish
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – coat (b) plain – fly (c) pie – fly
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) star (b) noon (c) sun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) coat (b) brain (c) bed
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) look (b) house (c) swing
  10. 10.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) red – fish (c) bright – bed
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fly (b) car – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – rat (b) mat – sea (c) mat – rat
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) train (b) red (c) well
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) took (b) smell (c) swish
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – rain (b) tree – rain (c) train – cat
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.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 temple bells ring softly (c) A green parrot sings
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) The dry leaves whisper
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – noon (b) fish – wish (c) cat – wish
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cake (b) snake – cake (c) snake – noon
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – head (b) sea – knee (c) took – knee
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – high (b) rake – head (c) bread – head
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – bright (b) car – boat (c) goat – boat
  31. 31.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) look (c) guitar
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – rake (b) cake – rake (c) cake – play
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) hat (b) rain (c) guitar
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. brain
  2. 5
  3. pie – fly
  4. 2
  5. sun
  6. coat
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. swing
  10. Rain taps on the roof
  11. red – bed
  12. noon – balloon
  13. 7
  14. mat – rat
  15. 5
  16. well
  17. smell
  18. train – rain
  19. 1
  20. The temple bells ring softly
  21. 3
  22. 7
  23. 2
  24. The wind plays with my long hair
  25. fish – wish
  26. snake – cake
  27. 5
  28. sea – knee
  29. bread – head
  30. goat – boat
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 3
  33. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  34. bee
  35. 7
  36. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  38. cake – rake
  39. rain
  40. 7

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