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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 981 · 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 “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – ring (b) swing – white (c) bed – ring
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) light (b) mat (c) sing
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) A cat on the wall
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – house (b) blouse – bright (c) far – house
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – wing (c) jog – blouse
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) cook (b) swish (c) star
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) mat (b) cake (c) night
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – bed (b) gold – fold (c) swish – fold
  13. 13.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A green parrot sings
  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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) lake (b) shed (c) swish
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – clay (b) ring – bat (c) rat – bat
  17. 17.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Rain taps on the roof
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – took (b) look – took (c) look – star
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) stay – noon (c) spoon – brain
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bee (b) night (c) run
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The dry leaves whisper
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – float (b) goat – float (c) goat – lake
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.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) Soft snow on the hills
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) shell (b) cold (c) mouse
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sky (b) light (c) noon
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – night (b) kite – tell (c) cat – night
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – cake (b) snake – hook (c) dish – cake
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) spoon (c) bake
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) light (b) star (c) smell
  38. 38.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) train (b) one (c) kite
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. swing – ring
  3. light
  4. A cat on the wall
  5. blouse – house
  6. mouse – blouse
  7. 5
  8. swish
  9. night
  10. 7
  11. Mangoes in the sun
  12. gold – fold
  13. A green parrot sings
  14. Monsoon clouds roll in
  15. swish
  16. rat – bat
  17. The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. look – took
  19. spoon – noon
  20. bee
  21. The dry leaves whisper
  22. goat – float
  23. 7
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. The wind plays with my long hair
  28. mouse
  29. light
  30. kite – night
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. Waves kiss the warm sand
  34. snake – cake
  35. 5
  36. dish
  37. star
  38. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  39. one
  40. 2

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