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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 983 · 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) red – shed (b) red – clay (c) bell – shed
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) balloon (b) jar (c) tell
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) tree (b) kite (c) house
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) cat (b) fly (c) knee
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – note (b) rake – note (c) float – cold
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Kites dance in the sky
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) chain (b) king (c) rat
  11. 11.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Little ants march on
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) tree (b) rain (c) balloon
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  15. 15.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Morning bells ring out
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) noon (b) lake (c) fun
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bat (b) mat – goat (c) mat – bat
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) clay (b) smell (c) high
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – red (b) head – noon (c) head – red
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) stay (b) ring (c) red
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) high (b) cake (c) cold
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – play (b) note – bright (c) kite – bright
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) boat – bell (c) shell – cold
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – lake (b) tray – lake (c) snake – shell
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – red (b) mouse – red (c) bread – rat
  35. 35.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  36. 36.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) tree (b) house (c) swing
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) cat (b) hook (c) blouse

Answer key

  1. red – shed
  2. jar
  3. 1
  4. 4
  5. tree
  6. knee
  7. float – note
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 7
  10. rat
  11. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  12. 5
  13. balloon
  14. 7
  15. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  16. 3
  17. Diyas glow at night
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. fun
  21. 2
  22. mat – bat
  23. high
  24. head – red
  25. red
  26. cake
  27. kite – bright
  28. shell – bell
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. snake – lake
  32. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 7
  34. bread – red
  35. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  36. Hot pakoras on a plate
  37. The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. 5
  39. swing
  40. blouse

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