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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 421 · 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) Little ants march on (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) The lazy cow chews and chews
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – hook (b) house – blouse (c) fold – blouse
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – sun (b) fun – clay (c) bell – sun
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) stay (b) bee (c) swing
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – blouse (b) shed – head (c) dish – head
  14. 14.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) Mangoes in the sun
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – noon (b) soon – mat (c) soon – noon
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) fly (b) mat (c) kite
  18. 18.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) chain (b) frog (c) moon
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) knee (b) ring (c) rat
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The temple bells ring softly
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “gold”? (a) tray (b) bold (c) jar
  24. 24.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) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Rain taps on the roof
  25. 25.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) The moon, round and white (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) blouse (b) sky (c) wing
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “fly”? (a) hook (b) star (c) my
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) key (b) rake (c) house
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves carry shells to the shore (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – fold (b) cold – high (c) car – fold
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) my (b) bright (c) clay
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. Little ants march on
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. 1
  5. 7
  6. house – blouse
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. fun – sun
  10. 3
  11. bee
  12. 5
  13. shed – head
  14. Mangoes in the sun
  15. 2
  16. soon – noon
  17. kite
  18. Morning bells ring out
  19. frog
  20. rat
  21. Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. 5
  23. bold
  24. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. sky
  27. 4
  28. my
  29. The wind plays with my long hair
  30. house
  31. 2
  32. Soft snow on the hills
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. cold – fold
  38. 7
  39. clay
  40. 3

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