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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 305 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) The moon, round and white
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A cat on the wall
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Soft snow on the hills
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – tell (b) bell – white (c) bell – tell
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) noon (b) car (c) wing
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – hook (b) book – hook (c) book – mouse
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The old banyan tree
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – chain (b) ring – chain (c) train – hook
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – took (b) cook – took (c) cook – bread
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) tree (b) star (c) day
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “swish”? (a) head (b) fold (c) fish
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) brain (b) rat (c) log
  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) Bees hum near the pond (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – gold (b) rat – gold (c) fold – stay
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) gold (b) sing (c) lake
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) star (b) lake (c) spoon
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – day (b) head – day (c) play – wing
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – cake (b) bake – bell (c) bake – cake
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “guitar”? (a) smell (b) hook (c) far
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – book (b) look – jog (c) brain – book
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) blouse
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Green parrots chatter all day
  3. 2
  4. Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  6. bell – tell
  7. noon
  8. book – hook
  9. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  10. 7
  11. 3
  12. train – chain
  13. cook – took
  14. day
  15. fish
  16. rat
  17. Bees hum near the pond
  18. fold – gold
  19. 7
  20. Soft snow on the hills
  21. 5
  22. 7
  23. The lazy cow chews and chews
  24. lake
  25. spoon
  26. play – day
  27. 3
  28. bake – cake
  29. 7
  30. far
  31. look – book
  32. 4
  33. spoon
  34. 5
  35. 7
  36. 7
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. Mangoes in the sun
  40. 3

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