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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 995 · 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.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A frog on a leaf
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – wish (b) coat – goat (c) bee – goat
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) gold (c) play
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – well (b) tell – shed (c) tell – well
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) goat (b) light (c) tell
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – day (b) stay – rake (c) stay – day
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – tell (b) well – tell (c) well – dog
  15. 15.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – bake (b) stay – float (c) goat – float
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The moon, round and white (c) Diyas glow at night
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – float (b) mat – day (c) play – day
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – moon (b) soon – snake (c) soon – moon
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) tray (b) bun (c) fog
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) night (b) old (c) hook
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) brain – my (b) pie – sun (c) pie – my
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) sea (b) white (c) bed
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) bell – hook (c) soon – smell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) chain (b) clay (c) lake
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) red (b) rain (c) night
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Little ants march on (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) night (b) house (c) rat
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) light (b) tree (c) bell
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – old (b) gold – bee (c) gold – old
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) bright (b) dog (c) day
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.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) Little ants march on (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – train (b) chain – train (c) chain – took

Answer key

  1. A frog on a leaf
  2. coat – goat
  3. Waves kiss the warm sand
  4. goat
  5. 5
  6. tell – well
  7. 7
  8. 7
  9. goat
  10. 7
  11. 2
  12. stay – day
  13. 1
  14. well – tell
  15. Clouds drift past the hill
  16. goat – float
  17. Stars blink one by one
  18. Children splash in muddy lanes
  19. play – day
  20. soon – moon
  21. tray
  22. old
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. 4
  26. pie – my
  27. sea
  28. bell – smell
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. clay
  32. night
  33. Little ants march on
  34. night
  35. bell
  36. gold – old
  37. dog
  38. 2
  39. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. chain – train

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