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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 415 · 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) Stars blink one by one (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) A frog on a leaf
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) train (b) log (c) one
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) log (b) night (c) one
  6. 6.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) A green parrot sings (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The baby laughs at the moon (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – shed (b) bread – shed (c) bread – boat
  10. 10.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) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) The old banyan tree
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) note (b) fog (c) cat
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) hat (b) house (c) took
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) blouse (b) white (c) high
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – light (b) night – log (c) night – light
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) tell (b) white (c) house
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) knee (b) bake (c) shed
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) tell (b) hat (c) hook
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bell (b) well – bell (c) well – book
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – book (b) note – jar (c) far – jar
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) brain (b) rake (c) frog
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) bat (b) stay (c) smell
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) house (b) float (c) chain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “bake”? (a) house (b) fun (c) cake
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Butterflies dance on the breeze (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Kites dance in the sky
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – bee (b) knee – bee (c) knee – far
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) star (b) boat (c) mat
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) sing – boat (c) coat – rain
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) tree (b) bright (c) jar

Answer key

  1. The temple bells ring softly
  2. 2
  3. train
  4. 7
  5. night
  6. A green parrot sings
  7. Mangoes in the sun
  8. 7
  9. bread – shed
  10. Hot pakoras on a plate
  11. fog
  12. 3
  13. took
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. white
  18. 7
  19. night – light
  20. A frog on a leaf
  21. white
  22. knee
  23. 2
  24. hook
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. well – bell
  28. far – jar
  29. frog
  30. bat
  31. chain
  32. cake
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. Kites dance in the sky
  36. knee – bee
  37. boat
  38. coat – boat
  39. 5
  40. jar

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