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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 129 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) mat (b) swing (c) bell
  3. 3.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) cook (b) house (c) high
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – kite (b) look – took (c) rain – took
  7. 7.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) train (b) run (c) spoon
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Kites dance in the sky
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) soon (c) ring
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) spoon (b) cold (c) jar
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) gold (b) float (c) soon
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) note (b) mouse (c) cold
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Little ants march on (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) cold (b) dish (c) key
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) note (b) smell (c) house
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – chain (b) smell – well (c) note – well
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – red (b) hook – took (c) kite – took
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – fog (b) sing – lake (c) snake – lake
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – look (b) train – cold (c) gold – cold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) brain (b) hook (c) frog
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) run (b) dish (c) day
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bat (b) rat – soon (c) rat – bat
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. swing
  3. Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. 7
  5. house
  6. look – took
  7. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  8. 7
  9. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. spoon
  11. 5
  12. Kites dance in the sky
  13. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 2
  15. swish
  16. cold
  17. gold
  18. 5
  19. cold
  20. 4
  21. Little ants march on
  22. 7
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. dish
  26. 5
  27. smell
  28. smell – well
  29. 3
  30. hook – took
  31. snake – lake
  32. 3
  33. gold – cold
  34. hook
  35. dish
  36. rat – bat
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 7
  40. 5

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