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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 360 · 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) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Soft snow on the hills
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) coat (c) kite
  3. 3.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) A green parrot sings
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) car (b) dog (c) king
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) swing (b) key (c) day
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) cat (c) snake
  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) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.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) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – high (b) my – guitar (c) my – high
  18. 18.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – cook (b) hook – play (c) one – cook
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) A cat on the wall
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) tree (b) rat (c) float
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) rat (b) high (c) brain
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) fly (b) frog (c) bread
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – kite (b) ring – kite (c) night – cold
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – play (b) clay – play (c) clay – blouse
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) light (c) soon
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) ring (b) bold (c) tray
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) soon (b) far (c) took
  39. 39.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Kites dance in the sky
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song

Answer key

  1. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  2. clay
  3. The lazy cow chews and chews
  4. king
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. swing
  8. house
  9. The baby laughs at the moon
  10. 4
  11. Mangoes in the sun
  12. The old banyan tree
  13. 4
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. my – high
  18. Waves kiss the warm sand
  19. 7
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. 7
  24. 7
  25. 2
  26. hook – cook
  27. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  28. float
  29. high
  30. fly
  31. night – kite
  32. Hot pakoras on a plate
  33. clay – play
  34. lake
  35. 1
  36. 7
  37. tray
  38. took
  39. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  40. Kites dance in the sky

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