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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 178 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Soft snow on the hills
  2. 2.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) The moon, round and white (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – cake (b) red – head (c) shell – head
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – jog (b) log – cat (c) log – jog
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) book (b) snake (c) bread
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) swing (b) sea (c) star
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Morning bells ring out
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A frog on a leaf (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  16. 16.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) brain (b) soon (c) key
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – cat (b) bat – cat (c) bat – my
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – night (b) king – cake (c) bake – cake
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) noon (b) bed (c) jar
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) lake (b) bread (c) fly
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) stay (b) hat (c) lake
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) smell (b) float (c) house
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – coat (b) tree – coat (c) goat – hook
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) kite (b) well (c) bold
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) moon (b) mat (c) bake
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) lake (b) took (c) run
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – dog (b) tell – shell (c) white – shell
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) one (b) chain (c) dish
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  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) A frog on a leaf (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  2. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  3. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. red – head
  7. log – jog
  8. 3
  9. snake
  10. 3
  11. sea
  12. A frog on a leaf
  13. Rain taps on the roof
  14. Morning bells ring out
  15. Paper boats sail down the drain
  16. Kites dance in the sky
  17. soon
  18. bat – cat
  19. bake – cake
  20. jar
  21. lake
  22. hat
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 7
  26. float
  27. 2
  28. goat – coat
  29. kite
  30. 7
  31. mat
  32. The wind plays with my long hair
  33. 7
  34. lake
  35. 3
  36. tell – shell
  37. one
  38. 5
  39. Hot pakoras on a plate
  40. 1

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