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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 982 · 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 “play”? (a) day (b) note (c) bee
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) clay (b) cook (c) coat
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – kite (b) night – mouse (c) night – kite
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – rain (b) plain – head (c) tray – rain
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) sea (b) night (c) moon
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) guitar (b) key (c) white
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) head (b) lake (c) run
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) rake (b) swish (c) blouse
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – shell (b) bell – shell (c) bell – fun
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A green parrot sings
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) book (b) note (c) old
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) goat (b) fish (c) ring
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) clay (b) bake (c) moon
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) rake (b) brain (c) shed
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.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 moon, round and white (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) fog (b) house (c) pie
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) log (b) sky (c) play
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) far (b) head (c) kite
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – moon (b) balloon – smell (c) guitar – moon
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – fun (b) dish – fish (c) tree – fish
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – wish (b) dish – ring (c) smell – wish
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) bed (b) king (c) sun
  40. 40.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song

Answer key

  1. day
  2. cook
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. night – kite
  6. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  7. 3
  8. plain – rain
  9. night
  10. 5
  11. 5
  12. The old banyan tree
  13. 3
  14. The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. 7
  18. key
  19. run
  20. blouse
  21. 5
  22. bell – shell
  23. 3
  24. A green parrot sings
  25. old
  26. 5
  27. goat
  28. bake
  29. shed
  30. 2
  31. Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. fog
  33. log
  34. head
  35. balloon – moon
  36. dish – fish
  37. Peacocks spread their tails
  38. dish – wish
  39. sun
  40. Grandma hums an old sweet song

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