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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 160 · 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:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) car (b) wish (c) swing
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – lake (b) bake – chain (c) bat – lake
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – snake (b) plain – wing (c) ring – wing
  9. 9.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) ring (b) stay (c) guitar
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – rake (b) sea – rake (c) cake – stay
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – swish (b) dish – stay (c) look – swish
  15. 15.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) wish (b) plain (c) stay
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) my (c) look
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – sun (b) one – sky (c) bee – sun
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) stay (b) train (c) fog
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Rain taps on the roof
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) snake (b) cold (c) key
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bake (b) plain (c) pie
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) smell (b) fun (c) float
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – shed (b) spoon – moon (c) run – moon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) rain (c) smell
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) fish (b) smell (c) moon
  34. 34.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) guitar – chain (c) train – spoon
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – my (b) boat – my (c) fly – white

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. The puddles shine like mirrors
  5. The baby laughs at the moon
  6. car
  7. bake – lake
  8. ring – wing
  9. Stars blink one by one
  10. guitar
  11. cake – rake
  12. 1
  13. The kite string tugs at my hand
  14. dish – swish
  15. Children splash in muddy lanes
  16. wish
  17. Hot chai in a cup
  18. mouse
  19. one – sun
  20. train
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. 3
  23. cold
  24. 2
  25. bake
  26. 7
  27. smell
  28. 7
  29. spoon – moon
  30. rake
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. smell
  34. The temple bells ring softly
  35. 5
  36. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  37. Morning bells ring out
  38. train – chain
  39. 7
  40. fly – my

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