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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 36 · 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) Diyas glow at night (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Stars blink one by one
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “wing”? (a) ring (b) look (c) cake
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “clay”? (a) blouse (b) bell (c) tray
  4. 4.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 baby laughs at the moon (c) Kites dance in the sky
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – far (b) guitar – far (c) guitar – swing
  6. 6.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Little ants march on
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) rake (b) bold (c) sky
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – knee (b) bee – sun (c) bread – knee
  9. 9.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – star (b) far – rat (c) far – star
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) blouse (b) bat (c) well
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – sing (b) wing – one (c) wing – sing
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – car (b) jar – spoon (c) jar – car
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) bake (b) book (c) head
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) my (b) one (c) key
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – car (b) mat – moon (c) noon – moon
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) noon (b) bed (c) goat
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) cook (b) light (c) far
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – sea (b) key – sea (c) key – wish
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – float (b) boat – balloon (c) lake – float
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – king (b) gold – key (c) knee – key
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) jar (b) snake (c) night
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Little ants march on

Answer key

  1. The temple bells ring softly
  2. ring
  3. tray
  4. Kites dance in the sky
  5. guitar – far
  6. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  7. rake
  8. bee – knee
  9. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 7
  13. 7
  14. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  15. 2
  16. far – star
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. well
  20. wing – sing
  21. jar – car
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. book
  25. one
  26. 7
  27. 7
  28. 3
  29. noon – moon
  30. bed
  31. Clouds drift past the hill
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. light
  35. key – sea
  36. 1
  37. boat – float
  38. knee – key
  39. snake
  40. Little ants march on

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