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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 413 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Diyas glow at night (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) bed (b) noon (c) one
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – cook (b) tell – cook (c) look – old
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) A cat on the wall (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – pie (b) tree – spoon (c) moon – spoon
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – mat (b) rat – mat (c) rat – king
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “day”? (a) play (b) look (c) wish
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) white – rat (b) white – kite (c) mouse – kite
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) fish (b) boat (c) bell
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.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) The old banyan tree (c) The temple bells ring softly
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) day (b) star (c) hat
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – bread (b) sun – bread (c) head – house
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) my (b) coat (c) swish
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Rain taps on the roof
  28. 28.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Little ants march on (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  29. 29.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) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  30. 30.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Kites dance in the sky
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) knee (b) light (c) bat
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) train (b) stay (c) star
  37. 37.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – king (b) sing – car (c) fish – king
  39. 39.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shell – bake (b) one – well (c) shell – well

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Diyas glow at night
  3. noon
  4. Hot chai in a cup
  5. look – cook
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  9. moon – spoon
  10. rat – mat
  11. play
  12. 5
  13. white – kite
  14. 5
  15. bell
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. The temple bells ring softly
  19. star
  20. head – bread
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. coat
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. The baby laughs at the moon
  28. Children splash in muddy lanes
  29. Monsoon clouds roll in
  30. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  31. 5
  32. light
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. The moon, round and white
  36. star
  37. 7
  38. sing – king
  39. Kites dance in the sky
  40. shell – well

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