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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 238 · 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) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Diyas glow at night
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – bread (b) bat – mat (c) gold – mat
  4. 4.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) stay (b) tree (c) blouse
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – fog (b) lake – snake (c) mat – snake
  7. 7.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 temple bells ring softly (c) Bees hum near the pond
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – car (b) rain – brain (c) wish – brain
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – rake (b) snake – mouse (c) snake – rake
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tray – cook (b) tray – play (c) rat – play
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) blouse (b) soon (c) king
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – boat (b) note – fog (c) note – boat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – cake (b) frog – jog (c) house – jog
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – tell (b) moon – tell (c) bell – bold
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “far”? (a) tree (b) jar (c) house
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – red (b) boat – float (c) light – float
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The moon, round and white
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – ring (b) jog – dog (c) knee – dog
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – snake (b) fun – snake (c) bake – my
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) tell (c) rake
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – wish (b) dish – day (c) dish – wish
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – run (b) bun – run (c) bun – train
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) coat (b) sun (c) sky
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) house (b) far (c) red
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) bat – blouse (c) bee – rat

Answer key

  1. Diyas glow at night
  2. 3
  3. bat – mat
  4. Clouds drift past the hill
  5. tree
  6. lake – snake
  7. The temple bells ring softly
  8. rain – brain
  9. snake – rake
  10. 3
  11. tray – play
  12. blouse
  13. note – boat
  14. frog – jog
  15. bell – tell
  16. jar
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. 7
  20. boat – float
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. 2
  24. Peacocks spread their tails
  25. 5
  26. Green parrots chatter all day
  27. 2
  28. Mangoes in the sun
  29. jog – dog
  30. bake – snake
  31. 7
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. clay
  35. dish – wish
  36. 5
  37. bun – run
  38. sky
  39. red
  40. bat – rat

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