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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 254 · 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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – clay (b) day – clay (c) day – fun
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – white (c) swish – log
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) cook (b) swing (c) rat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – shell (b) smell – bun (c) smell – shell
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) tray (b) one (c) cook
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – smell (b) bed – night (c) kite – night
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – bun (b) run – bun (c) run – cook
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – jar (b) noon – jar (c) car – bell
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) note (b) mouse (c) hook
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – well (b) tell – kite (c) sun – well
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – tell (b) shell – run (c) shell – tell
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – cat (b) boat – play (c) day – play
  31. 31.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) Diyas glow at night
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – red (b) jog – sea (c) tree – sea
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The dry leaves whisper
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) guitar (b) boat (c) sun
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bell (b) tell – sun (c) mat – bell
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) bed (b) king (c) log
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) A frog on a leaf

Answer key

  1. Bees hum near the pond
  2. day – clay
  3. 7
  4. frog – log
  5. swing
  6. smell – shell
  7. 5
  8. one
  9. kite – night
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. 7
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. run – bun
  18. 2
  19. car – jar
  20. 3
  21. mouse
  22. 7
  23. 7
  24. 4
  25. 7
  26. 5
  27. tell – well
  28. shell – tell
  29. 3
  30. day – play
  31. Diyas glow at night
  32. Kites dance in the sky
  33. tree – sea
  34. The dry leaves whisper
  35. boat
  36. tell – bell
  37. log
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. A frog on a leaf

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