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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 287 · 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) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Little ants march on
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – took (b) noon – balloon (c) sing – balloon
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – bread (c) train – mouse
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) fun (b) dish (c) cold
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) book (b) sky (c) bee
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – smell (b) coat – hook (c) took – hook
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bat (b) run (c) goat
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A green parrot sings (c) Morning bells ring out
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – rain (b) bun – jog (c) frog – jog
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) cat (c) car
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) bee (b) snake (c) bat
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – rake (b) cat – bat (c) bed – bat
  17. 17.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 old banyan tree (c) My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – knee (b) ring – one (c) fun – one
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Diyas glow at night
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) gold (b) house (c) shell
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) kite (b) bee (c) note
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) dish (b) balloon (c) bake
  31. 31.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hat (b) look (c) knee
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) cook (b) king (c) one
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) rake (b) cat (c) tell
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – bake (b) lake – my (c) lake – bake
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) blouse (b) float (c) jog
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) mouse (b) star (c) cake
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) fly (b) old (c) night
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Little ants march on
  2. noon – balloon
  3. house – mouse
  4. 5
  5. dish
  6. bee
  7. took – hook
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. goat
  11. Paper boats sail down the drain
  12. 7
  13. frog – jog
  14. book
  15. snake
  16. cat – bat
  17. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. The moon, round and white
  21. fun – one
  22. 5
  23. 3
  24. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  25. A cat on the wall
  26. 7
  27. The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. shell
  29. bee
  30. balloon
  31. Peacocks spread their tails
  32. look
  33. cook
  34. cat
  35. lake – bake
  36. jog
  37. 4
  38. star
  39. old
  40. 4

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