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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 333 · 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) Diyas glow at night (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) Mangoes in the sun
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – look (b) book – look (c) book – coat
  8. 8.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – kite (b) dog – jog (c) king – jog
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) house (b) moon (c) key
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) shell (b) wing (c) white
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) The moon, round and white (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – smell (b) bell – pie (c) bell – smell
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) stay (b) bright (c) dish
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) train (b) light (c) jar
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bread”? (a) red (b) hook (c) car
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) balloon – noon (b) balloon – brain (c) car – noon
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – mouse (b) blouse – play (c) car – mouse
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cook (b) one – cook (c) look – bat
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) stay (b) bat (c) head
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Rain taps on the roof
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.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) The moon, round and white (c) Stars blink one by one
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hat – clay (b) hat – bat (c) bee – bat

Answer key

  1. Diyas glow at night
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  5. 3
  6. 5
  7. book – look
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 3
  10. Soft snow on the hills
  11. dog – jog
  12. key
  13. white
  14. The moon, round and white
  15. 2
  16. bell – smell
  17. 5
  18. 1
  19. dish
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. train
  25. 5
  26. red
  27. Peacocks spread their tails
  28. balloon – noon
  29. blouse – mouse
  30. 5
  31. look – cook
  32. stay
  33. 4
  34. Rain taps on the roof
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. The wind plays with my long hair
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. hat – bat

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