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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 416 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) A green parrot sings
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “dish”? (a) fish (b) sea (c) star
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – boat (b) hat – boat (c) coat – white
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) far (b) red (c) tree
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) The dry leaves whisper (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “head”? (a) bed (b) sky (c) far
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – car (b) well – book (c) hook – book
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) old (b) blouse (c) pie
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “cat”? (a) hat (b) head (c) one
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) bright (b) key (c) pie
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) swish (b) lake (c) bed
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) bread – shell (c) smell – bun
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) gold (b) jar (c) bee
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bake (b) bee (c) stay
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) cook (c) cake
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The dry leaves whisper
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.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) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) look (b) float (c) fold
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) fly (b) goat (c) spoon
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – rain (b) fun – one (c) night – one
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) cake (b) sea (c) brain
  38. 38.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) The old banyan tree (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Peacocks spread their tails

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. A green parrot sings
  4. fish
  5. coat – boat
  6. 5
  7. Bees hum near the pond
  8. 5
  9. tree
  10. The dry leaves whisper
  11. bed
  12. hook – book
  13. blouse
  14. hat
  15. 1
  16. bright
  17. bed
  18. smell – shell
  19. bee
  20. bee
  21. goat
  22. 3
  23. 7
  24. 2
  25. 5
  26. 7
  27. 1
  28. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. Monsoon clouds roll in
  33. fold
  34. spoon
  35. 7
  36. fun – one
  37. sea
  38. The old banyan tree
  39. Children splash in muddy lanes
  40. Peacocks spread their tails

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