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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 941 · 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 – snake (b) bake – bold (c) bake – snake
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – car (b) mat – car (c) far – shell
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) cold (b) well (c) light
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) fun (b) snake (c) sea
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – play (b) snake – smell (c) well – smell
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – red (b) bread – red (c) bread – spoon
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A green parrot sings
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) hat (b) knee (c) book
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) old (b) high (c) snake
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) fold (b) key (c) clay
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) fly (b) lake (c) hook
  14. 14.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) Morning bells ring out (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – bat (b) mat – run (c) mat – bat
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) red (b) sun (c) old
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – bright (b) rat – bright (c) white – swish
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) white (b) tray (c) jar
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) car (b) bed (c) goat
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – head (b) ring – shell (c) bell – shell
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) jar (b) spoon (c) fish
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) bed (c) key
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – coat (b) rake – coat (c) boat – my
  28. 28.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) A green parrot sings (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  29. 29.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Soft snow on the hills
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) lake (b) shell (c) sky
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) house (b) run (c) kite
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – bread (b) bed – bee (c) bed – bread
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) frog (b) rake (c) blouse
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Diyas glow at night
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) bake (b) fold (c) swing

Answer key

  1. bake – snake
  2. far – car
  3. The temple bells ring softly
  4. light
  5. fun
  6. 5
  7. well – smell
  8. bread – red
  9. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. knee
  11. snake
  12. key
  13. hook
  14. Morning bells ring out
  15. mat – bat
  16. 2
  17. old
  18. 7
  19. white – bright
  20. 2
  21. jar
  22. goat
  23. bell – shell
  24. 5
  25. spoon
  26. bell
  27. boat – coat
  28. Waves carry shells to the shore
  29. Green parrots chatter all day
  30. shell
  31. kite
  32. 2
  33. The baby laughs at the moon
  34. 5
  35. bed – bread
  36. frog
  37. 7
  38. 3
  39. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  40. swing

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