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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 28 · 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) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The old banyan tree
  2. 2.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fish (b) hook (c) cold
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) dog (b) fold (c) mat
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cold”? (a) pie (b) gold (c) rain
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) king (b) stay (c) chain
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “kite”? (a) bright (b) rain (c) cake
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – bright (b) pie – bright (c) night – day
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – sky (b) rake – smell (c) tell – smell
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) head (b) fish (c) key
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) look (b) blouse (c) head
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) snake (b) bold (c) sea
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) fun (b) moon (c) cold
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rat (b) cake (c) red
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) mouse (b) frog (c) one
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) run (b) wing (c) knee
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – fish (b) play – balloon (c) noon – balloon
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) book (b) float (c) smell
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The moon, round and white (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) moon (b) note (c) cat
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) dish (b) coat (c) play
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – rake (b) stay – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – train (b) plain – white (c) plain – train
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – bold (b) dog – high (c) fly – high
  37. 37.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) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Little ants march on
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) day (b) gold (c) house
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – look (b) plain – my (c) fly – my
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  3. fish
  4. fold
  5. gold
  6. stay
  7. Peacocks spread their tails
  8. bright
  9. night – bright
  10. tell – smell
  11. fish
  12. 3
  13. head
  14. bold
  15. 1
  16. cold
  17. A frog on a leaf
  18. cake
  19. frog
  20. wing
  21. 7
  22. Soft snow on the hills
  23. noon – balloon
  24. float
  25. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  26. 5
  27. cat
  28. dish
  29. 7
  30. moon – spoon
  31. The moon, round and white
  32. plain – train
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. 7
  36. fly – high
  37. The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. house
  39. fly – my
  40. 2

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