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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 335 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Diyas glow at night
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) night (c) note
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) bell (b) high (c) hat
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – book (b) cold – book (c) cook – hat
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – stay (b) tray – rake (c) tray – stay
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) pie (b) bell (c) goat
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – fold (b) fun – bun (c) night – bun
  15. 15.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) Stars blink one by one (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – sea (b) bed – shed (c) frog – shed
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) sky (b) train (c) bright
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bee (b) gold (c) cook
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) snake (b) high (c) moon
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Stars blink one by one
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – soon (b) ring – bed (c) red – bed
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The moon, round and white (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) pie (b) lake (c) book
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – day (b) fish – wing (c) king – wing
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – far (b) guitar – well (c) high – far
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – hook (b) took – bat (c) house – hook
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.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) A green parrot sings (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  2. 7
  3. mouse
  4. 3
  5. hat
  6. 5
  7. 7
  8. 5
  9. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  10. 3
  11. cook – book
  12. tray – stay
  13. bell
  14. fun – bun
  15. The wind plays with my long hair
  16. bed – shed
  17. 4
  18. train
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. bee
  23. moon
  24. Waves carry shells to the shore
  25. red – bed
  26. The moon, round and white
  27. 7
  28. 5
  29. pie
  30. 5
  31. The puddles shine like mirrors
  32. king – wing
  33. guitar – far
  34. took – hook
  35. Morning bells ring out
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  40. 5

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