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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 420 · 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:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) light (b) knee (c) boat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – shell (b) tell – bright (c) tell – shell
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “shed”? (a) jog (b) bread (c) rat
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) book (b) bold (c) soon
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) house (b) fun (c) look
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – bright (b) knee – swish (c) wish – swish
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – sea (b) bee – bold (c) bee – sea
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) A green parrot sings
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A cat on the wall (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.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 temple bells ring softly (c) The old banyan tree
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The dry leaves whisper”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) fly (b) gold (c) mouse
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) dish (b) guitar (c) brain
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swish – wish (b) swish – float (c) chain – wish
  24. 24.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) Little ants march on (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) A frog on a leaf
  26. 26.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A cat on the wall
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – play (b) day – brain (c) day – play
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) book (b) tree (c) mouse
  29. 29.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) bright (b) bee (c) sky
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) wish – hook (c) look – chain
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – car (b) fish – old (c) fold – old
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – smell (b) kite – float (c) coat – float
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) red (b) blouse (c) frog
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) rake (b) smell (c) high
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) goat (b) star (c) cook
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) rat (c) light
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. Monsoon clouds roll in
  4. 3
  5. light
  6. tell – shell
  7. 7
  8. 3
  9. bread
  10. book
  11. fun
  12. wish – swish
  13. bee – sea
  14. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  15. The puddles shine like mirrors
  16. The baby laughs at the moon
  17. 2
  18. The old banyan tree
  19. 5
  20. mouse
  21. 7
  22. guitar
  23. swish – wish
  24. Little ants march on
  25. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  26. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  27. day – play
  28. mouse
  29. bee
  30. look – hook
  31. fold – old
  32. 2
  33. coat – float
  34. 7
  35. blouse
  36. high
  37. cook
  38. 5
  39. house
  40. 5

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