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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 991 · 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 “brain”? (a) rain (b) king (c) my
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) star (b) sky (c) fun
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) hat (b) light (c) moon
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  6. 6.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The dry leaves whisper
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rake (b) tree (c) kite
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Morning bells ring out
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – pie (b) moon – star (c) guitar – star
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) snake (b) knee (c) kite
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – rat (b) cat – rat (c) cat – pie
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – cat (b) high – cat (c) bat – blouse
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – rain (b) chain – rain (c) chain – red
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – hat (b) cat – sun (c) cat – hat
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – wing (b) sing – train (c) sing – wing
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – cold (b) bold – snake (c) bold – cold
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – took (b) bell – stay (c) tray – stay
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – swish (b) bee – house (c) blouse – house
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) knee (c) my
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) coat (b) fold (c) fish
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – play (b) frog – fog (c) bed – fog
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) sky (b) jog (c) swish
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) play (c) soon
  40. 40.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. 5
  3. star
  4. light
  5. A cat on the wall
  6. The dry leaves whisper
  7. rake
  8. 7
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  12. 5
  13. guitar – star
  14. 7
  15. Bees hum near the pond
  16. 4
  17. knee
  18. cat – rat
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 4
  22. bat – cat
  23. 2
  24. 7
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. chain – rain
  28. cat – hat
  29. sing – wing
  30. bold – cold
  31. tray – stay
  32. blouse – house
  33. dog
  34. Monsoon clouds roll in
  35. fish
  36. 7
  37. frog – fog
  38. swish
  39. bake
  40. A green parrot sings

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