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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 992 · 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 “chain”? (a) balloon (b) plain (c) red
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) knee (b) fog (c) play
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – log (b) hook – rain (c) chain – rain
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – hat
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Diyas glow at night
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – fun (b) frog – bold (c) old – bold
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) lake (c) far
  10. 10.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) star – tell (c) bell – bat
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Morning bells ring out (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – white (b) bright – hat (c) bright – white
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Mangoes in the sun
  21. 21.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) A frog on a leaf
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) well (b) look (c) bee
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) dog – kite (c) night – jar
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) far (b) bed (c) dish
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – my (b) smell – my (c) fly – old
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fun (b) bell – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) wish (b) log (c) bat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “chain”? (a) balloon (b) train (c) house
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bold (b) kite (c) mat
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – book (b) white – book (c) took – dish
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) tray (b) spoon (c) sun
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) ring (b) noon (c) stay
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – goat (b) play – clay (c) bright – clay
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – took (b) swish – fish (c) tray – fish

Answer key

  1. plain
  2. fog
  3. chain – rain
  4. 5
  5. blouse – house
  6. Diyas glow at night
  7. 3
  8. old – bold
  9. mouse
  10. The puddles shine like mirrors
  11. bell – tell
  12. Morning bells ring out
  13. bright – white
  14. 5
  15. 7
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 2
  19. The dry leaves whisper
  20. Waves carry shells to the shore
  21. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  22. look
  23. night – kite
  24. bed
  25. 2
  26. fly – my
  27. noon – balloon
  28. log
  29. 7
  30. 3
  31. train
  32. kite
  33. took – book
  34. 5
  35. tray
  36. 7
  37. ring
  38. 7
  39. play – clay
  40. swish – fish

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