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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 257 · 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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Morning bells ring out
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – bread (b) tree – sea (c) rake – sea
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “goat”? (a) float (b) pie (c) bell
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Rain taps on the roof
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) jog (b) gold (c) bake
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) my (b) sea (c) smell
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – tray (b) play – tray (c) play – moon
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) snake (b) log (c) gold
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – wish (b) swish – house (c) swish – wish
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) note – float (b) note – jar (c) sun – float
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) lake (b) dish (c) cook
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) king (b) one (c) coat
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) rain (b) house (c) car
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – high (b) king – swish (c) fish – swish
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) boat (b) sea (c) log
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) goat – run (b) one – run (c) one – play
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) pie (b) lake (c) red
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) king (b) bright (c) key
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) white (b) far (c) red
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) white (b) hat (c) high
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) bee (b) bed (c) star
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) run (b) rake (c) float
  36. 36.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 moon, round and white (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) mouse (b) pie (c) shed
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – goat (b) ring – goat (c) float – gold
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) night (b) boat (c) gold

Answer key

  1. Morning bells ring out
  2. Peacocks spread their tails
  3. tree – sea
  4. float
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  8. bake
  9. 5
  10. my
  11. play – tray
  12. gold
  13. swish – wish
  14. note – float
  15. dish
  16. 2
  17. one
  18. The wind plays with my long hair
  19. house
  20. 2
  21. The dry leaves whisper
  22. fish – swish
  23. 5
  24. log
  25. one – run
  26. red
  27. bright
  28. 5
  29. white
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. white
  33. 7
  34. star
  35. float
  36. Green parrots chatter all day
  37. shed
  38. float – goat
  39. 4
  40. boat

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