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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 247 · 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) A frog on a leaf (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Little ants march on
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) red (b) well (c) mouse
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  5. 5.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 cat on the wall (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) blouse (c) train
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) night (b) cat (c) jog
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) night (b) hat (c) cake
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) fog (b) brain (c) dish
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – sun (b) bed – shed (c) day – shed
  13. 13.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) The moon, round and white (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. 14.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – boat (b) note – boat (c) note – house
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Diyas glow at night (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – sing (b) spoon – balloon (c) cake – balloon
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) frog (b) cake (c) chain
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – rain (b) brain – rain (c) brain – book
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) high – sky (b) fold – sky (c) high – mat
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – head (b) goat – float (c) dish – float
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) car (b) house (c) my
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – shed (b) plain – sky (c) fly – sky
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) tell (b) one (c) soon
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) lake (b) fly (c) plain
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – mat (b) bed – head (c) soon – head
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. Children splash in muddy lanes
  2. 7
  3. red
  4. 7
  5. A cat on the wall
  6. stay
  7. A frog on a leaf
  8. jog
  9. 5
  10. cake
  11. dish
  12. bed – shed
  13. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  14. Clouds drift past the hill
  15. note – boat
  16. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  17. spoon – balloon
  18. frog
  19. brain – rain
  20. high – sky
  21. 7
  22. goat – float
  23. house
  24. 5
  25. fly – sky
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. soon
  29. 3
  30. 7
  31. fly
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. bed – head
  38. Peacocks spread their tails
  39. 5
  40. 2

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