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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 929 · 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) book – bold (b) old – tree (c) old – bold
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – wish (b) bright – light (c) key – light
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bat (b) high (c) sun
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) sing – kite (c) night – old
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Rain taps on the roof
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) red – balloon (c) bright – bed
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  14. 14.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) Hot chai in a cup (c) Stars blink one by one
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) sing (b) pie (c) swish
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – bake (b) cake – mouse (c) cake – bake
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) dog (b) light (c) boat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) knee (c) sky
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) sing (b) dish (c) jar
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) fold (b) dog (c) mat
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  25. 25.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) log (b) kite (c) chain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – tray (b) bat – old (c) fold – old
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – sea (b) kite – sun (c) one – sun
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) dog (b) spoon (c) red
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) train (b) hat (c) rake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – bell (b) shell – soon (c) shell – bell
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A cat on the wall (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) cat (c) cook
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) A frog on a leaf
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. old – bold
  2. 5
  3. bright – light
  4. sun
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. 7
  8. night – kite
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. The wind plays with my long hair
  12. red – bed
  13. 7
  14. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. Mangoes in the sun
  16. swish
  17. cake – bake
  18. light
  19. ring
  20. sing
  21. 5
  22. mat
  23. Little ants march on
  24. 5
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. log
  27. 2
  28. fold – old
  29. one – sun
  30. 7
  31. red
  32. 7
  33. 1
  34. rake
  35. shell – bell
  36. A cat on the wall
  37. house
  38. 2
  39. A frog on a leaf
  40. 2

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