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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 364 · 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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) dog (b) ring (c) tree
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) shed (b) lake (c) house
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) house (b) bee (c) note
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) rake (b) tree (c) blouse
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) blouse (b) note (c) fly
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) car – guitar (b) one – guitar (c) car – night
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – shed (b) bed – shed (c) bed – boat
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) night (b) moon (c) guitar
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bake (b) bright (c) noon
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – high (b) pie – took (c) lake – high
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bright (b) brain (c) bed
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – tell (b) smell – tell (c) smell – car
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) float (b) bat (c) cold
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “look”? (a) cook (b) play (c) swing
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) A cat on the wall (c) A frog on a leaf
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) shed (b) cat (c) car
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) one (b) hook (c) high
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) sun (c) bold
  38. 38.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Kites dance in the sky
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. Mangoes in the sun
  2. tree
  3. 3
  4. house
  5. note
  6. tree
  7. 5
  8. Morning bells ring out
  9. 2
  10. fly
  11. car – guitar
  12. 7
  13. bed – shed
  14. moon
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. Monsoon clouds roll in
  18. bright
  19. 7
  20. pie – high
  21. 7
  22. bed
  23. smell – tell
  24. float
  25. 7
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. cook
  31. Hot pakoras on a plate
  32. 5
  33. 7
  34. shed
  35. one
  36. 5
  37. mouse
  38. Kites dance in the sky
  39. 3
  40. 5

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