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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 361 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – wish (b) fun – run (c) rain – run
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) rat (b) jog (c) shell
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) sky (b) cat (c) blouse
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) play (b) sun (c) fog
  11. 11.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 kite string tugs at my hand (c) The old banyan tree
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) The old banyan tree (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – sky (b) bread – bed (c) boat – bed
  15. 15.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) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Diyas glow at night
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) head (b) key (c) my
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) brain (b) house (c) night
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – smell (b) bell – sea (c) mat – smell
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – old (b) bat – hat (c) star – hat
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) red (b) tray (c) key
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) A green parrot sings (c) Soft snow on the hills
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – shell (b) white – knee (c) key – knee
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – ring (b) dish – head (c) bread – head
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) moon (b) star (c) sun
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) bed (b) bee (c) cook
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – soon (b) gold – bell (c) tell – bell
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – mouse (b) chain – train (c) cook – train
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  38. 38.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 baby laughs at the moon (c) A green parrot sings
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) brain (b) fold (c) moon

Answer key

  1. fun – run
  2. 7
  3. rat
  4. blouse
  5. A green parrot sings
  6. 4
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. fog
  11. The kite string tugs at my hand
  12. 1
  13. The old banyan tree
  14. bread – bed
  15. Green parrots chatter all day
  16. key
  17. night
  18. bell – smell
  19. bat – hat
  20. 2
  21. 7
  22. red
  23. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  24. key – knee
  25. bread – head
  26. sun
  27. Mangoes in the sun
  28. bee
  29. tell – bell
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. 7
  33. chain – train
  34. Paper boats sail down the drain
  35. 5
  36. 4
  37. 5
  38. The baby laughs at the moon
  39. 7
  40. moon

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