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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 198 · 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) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Diyas glow at night (c) The temple bells ring softly
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  3. 3.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – bed (b) fog – house (c) blouse – house
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – stay (b) tray – goat (c) tray – stay
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – tell (b) bell – jog (c) bell – tell
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bed (b) bun – bed (c) red – tell
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – rain (b) key – wing (c) ring – wing
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mouse (b) wish – hat (c) rat – hat
  12. 12.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) The dry leaves whisper
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – goat (b) coat – head (c) coat – goat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) dog (b) rat (c) star
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) train (b) house (c) car
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – shed (b) rake – high (c) my – high
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) high (b) hat (c) car
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – sea (b) key – sea (c) key – note
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  29. 29.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Hot chai in a cup
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) swish (b) bed (c) took
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – sun (b) sing – swing (c) bold – swing
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – boat (b) lake – boat (c) note – red
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – stay (b) day – stay (c) day – brain
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) tell (b) float (c) mouse

Answer key

  1. Diyas glow at night
  2. 7
  3. Peacocks spread their tails
  4. blouse – house
  5. tray – stay
  6. bell – tell
  7. red – bed
  8. ring – wing
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. rat – hat
  12. The dry leaves whisper
  13. coat – goat
  14. dog
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. car
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. 7
  21. 3
  22. my – high
  23. car
  24. 5
  25. key – sea
  26. 7
  27. Children splash in muddy lanes
  28. 5
  29. Hot chai in a cup
  30. took
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. Stars blink one by one
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. sing – swing
  38. note – boat
  39. day – stay
  40. float

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