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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 204 · 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 “train”? (a) ring (b) mouse (c) brain
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – key (b) bee – lake (c) swing – key
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bell (b) shell – sun (c) white – bell
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Stars blink one by one
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) my – cat (b) mat – cat (c) mat – frog
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) goat (b) gold (c) dog
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The moon, round and white (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The moon, round and white
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) my (b) tree (c) cake
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) mouse (b) my (c) cat
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) cake (b) hook (c) chain
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  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) The moon, round and white (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) frog (b) sky (c) knee
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  35. 35.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 moon, round and white (c) Kites dance in the sky
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) house (b) cold (c) balloon
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) coat (b) night (c) spoon
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) blouse (b) plain (c) bright

Answer key

  1. brain
  2. bee – key
  3. shell – bell
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. A cat on the wall
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. Stars blink one by one
  10. mat – cat
  11. dog
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. 2
  16. 5
  17. The moon, round and white
  18. 7
  19. tree
  20. cat
  21. chain
  22. Bees hum near the pond
  23. Rain taps on the roof
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  32. frog
  33. 2
  34. 7
  35. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  36. Peacocks spread their tails
  37. balloon
  38. The puddles shine like mirrors
  39. spoon
  40. bright

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