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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 251 · 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 “noon”? (a) mouse (b) moon (c) light
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) bake (b) far (c) well
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – train (b) stay – rake (c) lake – rake
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) knee (b) fish (c) rat
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. 14.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A green parrot sings
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cook (b) hook – frog (c) king – cook
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – rat (b) bat – brain (c) noon – rat
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) tray (b) white (c) mouse
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – tray (b) clay – noon (c) clay – tray
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) spoon (b) bake (c) wing
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – jar (b) light – white (c) fold – white
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) log (b) blouse (c) one
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Little ants march on (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – king (b) sing – king (c) sing – took
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – one (b) bed – shed (c) night – shed
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) play (b) spoon (c) run
  31. 31.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Hot chai in a cup
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – bee (b) stay – day (c) tell – day
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) tray (b) my (c) red
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The old banyan tree (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. moon
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. well
  5. lake – rake
  6. The baby laughs at the moon
  7. 7
  8. 3
  9. rat
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. A frog on a leaf
  15. 3
  16. A green parrot sings
  17. hook – cook
  18. bat – rat
  19. mouse
  20. clay – tray
  21. 7
  22. wing
  23. light – white
  24. 1
  25. 5
  26. blouse
  27. Little ants march on
  28. sing – king
  29. bed – shed
  30. run
  31. The temple bells ring softly
  32. 3
  33. stay – day
  34. red
  35. 3
  36. The wind plays with my long hair
  37. 7
  38. 7
  39. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. 3

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