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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 385 · 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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) A frog on a leaf
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – bake (b) noon – moon (c) dish – moon
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – star (b) soon – sea (c) bee – sea
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) lake (b) chain (c) fold
  8. 8.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) A cat on the wall
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) wish (b) noon (c) shell
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) clay – tray (b) gold – tray (c) clay – boat
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) cake (c) log
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) wing (b) knee (c) bread
  13. 13.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) Diyas glow at night (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) one (b) bee (c) cake
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) bee – fog (c) log – light
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – sky (b) bright – white (c) noon – white
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) cold (b) hat (c) wing
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.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 moon, round and white (c) The temple bells ring softly
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) rat (b) fog (c) pie
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – sky (b) fly – play (c) fly – sky
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sun (b) sky (c) house
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) note (c) tell
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) fold (b) rain (c) float
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) bee (b) bread (c) sun
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – guitar (b) star – snake (c) star – guitar
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) high (b) king (c) bread
  36. 36.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Morning bells ring out
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) wish (b) far (c) chain
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – red (b) shed – red (c) shed – run

Answer key

  1. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  2. noon – moon
  3. 7
  4. Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5
  6. bee – sea
  7. lake
  8. A cat on the wall
  9. shell
  10. clay – tray
  11. mouse
  12. wing
  13. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  14. 3
  15. cake
  16. log – fog
  17. 7
  18. bright – white
  19. wing
  20. 5
  21. The moon, round and white
  22. fog
  23. fly – sky
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. sky
  27. sea
  28. fold
  29. 3
  30. sun
  31. 7
  32. star – guitar
  33. 5
  34. The dry leaves whisper
  35. high
  36. Morning bells ring out
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. chain
  40. shed – red

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