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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 957 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – high (b) red – head (c) mat – head
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Diyas glow at night
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – fish (b) wish – noon (c) star – fish
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) star (b) plain (c) one
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) well (b) white (c) bold
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) dog (b) my (c) knee
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Soft snow on the hills
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – lake (b) snake – lake (c) snake – note
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – boat (b) plain – rain (c) gold – rain
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – lake (b) bake – lake (c) bake – one
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – white (b) blouse – white (c) light – day
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – pie (b) sky – bed (c) sky – pie
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – house (b) night – bright (c) fog – bright
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) note (b) brain (c) house
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) note (c) look
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – shell (b) bell – white (c) bell – shell
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) coat (b) hat (c) play
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) knee (b) soon (c) house
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) fly (b) wish (c) jar
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – rain (b) brain – my (c) mouse – rain
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – brain (b) car – log (c) frog – log
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) bake (b) old (c) tell
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) hook (b) noon (c) bee
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) white (b) train (c) sky
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – goat (b) house – blouse (c) cook – blouse
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – bat (b) fish – bat (c) rat – pie
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) cake (c) brain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) train (b) bun (c) dog

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. red – head
  4. Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. 7
  6. wish – fish
  7. plain
  8. Hot chai in a cup
  9. bold
  10. knee
  11. The kite string tugs at my hand
  12. snake – lake
  13. 2
  14. plain – rain
  15. bake – lake
  16. A green parrot sings
  17. 4
  18. light – white
  19. 3
  20. sky – pie
  21. night – bright
  22. brain
  23. blouse
  24. bell – shell
  25. 5
  26. coat
  27. 7
  28. soon
  29. fly
  30. Peacocks spread their tails
  31. 3
  32. brain – rain
  33. frog – log
  34. old
  35. bee
  36. white
  37. house – blouse
  38. rat – bat
  39. cook
  40. train

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