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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 407 · 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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The old banyan tree (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) moon (b) day (c) king
  3. 3.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) mat (b) took (c) old
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) swing (b) red (c) spoon
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – bell (b) hat – book (c) cook – book
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) fog (b) house (c) shell
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) bold (b) sing (c) lake
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) fish (c) head
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) brain (b) guitar (c) cat
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) play (b) kite (c) guitar
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – play (b) dish – white (c) kite – white
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – swish (b) mouse – king (c) sing – king
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) cake (b) dog (c) hook
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dog (b) clay (c) tree
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) clay (b) house (c) boat
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) ring (b) rake (c) look
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) jog (b) stay (c) noon
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bread – rain (b) night – shed (c) bread – shed
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – spoon (b) sing – star (c) jar – star
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – play (b) day – play (c) day – bread
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bell (b) rain (c) bun
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  40. 40.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. moon
  3. Morning bells ring out
  4. took
  5. red
  6. cook – book
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 7
  11. 7
  12. 5
  13. shell
  14. lake
  15. sea
  16. cat
  17. guitar
  18. kite – white
  19. sing – king
  20. 1
  21. dog
  22. Diyas glow at night
  23. tree
  24. 1
  25. clay
  26. Mangoes in the sun
  27. look
  28. 7
  29. 7
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. noon
  33. bread – shed
  34. jar – star
  35. day – play
  36. bell
  37. 2
  38. Children splash in muddy lanes
  39. 7
  40. Cool rain falls on dusty roads

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