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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 242 · 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) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Kites dance in the sky
  3. 3.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – fish (b) rat – mat (c) rake – mat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) play (b) ring (c) lake
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) swing (b) head (c) night
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “spoon”? (a) balloon (b) house (c) note
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) moon (b) smell (c) plain
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) A cat on the wall
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) bat (b) blouse (c) king
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  18. 18.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – star (b) jar – star (c) jar – coat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – bake (b) pie – high (c) fish – high
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) car (b) white (c) swing
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Diyas glow at night
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) wing (b) house (c) cook
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) my (b) day (c) mouse
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – cold (b) fish – cold (c) fold – cake
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) coat (b) knee (c) rain
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – tray (b) cook – took (c) sun – took
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – fish (b) dish – coat (c) dish – fish
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) fold (b) house (c) lake
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) sea (b) cake (c) soon
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – cold (b) jar – tell (c) shell – tell
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) The lazy cow chews and chews

Answer key

  1. The baby laughs at the moon
  2. The lazy cow chews and chews
  3. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  4. rat – mat
  5. ring
  6. 7
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. night
  10. balloon
  11. smell
  12. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  13. 5
  14. 1
  15. blouse
  16. 3
  17. Soft snow on the hills
  18. Peacocks spread their tails
  19. 2
  20. jar – star
  21. 7
  22. pie – high
  23. swing
  24. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  25. wing
  26. 5
  27. mouse
  28. fold – cold
  29. 5
  30. rain
  31. cook – took
  32. 5
  33. dish – fish
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. fold
  37. 7
  38. cake
  39. shell – tell
  40. Morning bells ring out

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