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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 174 · 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 “gold”? (a) bold (b) tray (c) dog
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) mat (c) key
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – white (b) stay – day (c) train – day
  6. 6.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) Morning bells ring out
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – king (b) wing – smell (c) sun – king
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – old (b) bold – spoon (c) bold – old
  24. 24.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Mangoes in the sun
  29. 29.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – noon (b) bake – lake (c) hat – lake
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Bees hum near the pond
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  33. 33.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The temple bells ring softly
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dish – blouse (b) head – fish (c) dish – fish
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – wing (b) sing – pie (c) sing – wing
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) took (b) noon (c) key

Answer key

  1. bold
  2. 5
  3. lake
  4. 3
  5. stay – day
  6. The lazy cow chews and chews
  7. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. 1
  15. Hot pakoras on a plate
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. wing – king
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. bold – old
  24. Children splash in muddy lanes
  25. 3
  26. Paper boats sail down the drain
  27. 3
  28. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  29. Kites dance in the sky
  30. bake – lake
  31. Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 7
  33. Monsoon clouds roll in
  34. 1
  35. dish – fish
  36. Mangoes in the sun
  37. 4
  38. sing – wing
  39. Diyas glow at night
  40. key

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