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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 429 · 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) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  3. 3.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) moon (b) well (c) house
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wish – bell (b) tell – mouse (c) tell – bell
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bee – snake (b) bake – snake (c) bake – bat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) guitar – light (b) kite – look (c) kite – light
  8. 8.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) coat (b) stay (c) sun
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) jar (b) tell (c) sea
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – knee (b) tree – cold (c) rat – knee
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – mat (b) rat – guitar (c) blouse – mat
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.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) The old banyan tree (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) day – old (b) fly – clay (c) day – clay
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) star (b) tree (c) pie
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) noon (b) sea (c) train
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – king (b) ring – float (c) ring – king
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – dish (b) wish – dish (c) wish – night
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – coat (b) goat – mouse (c) goat – coat
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  27. 27.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) Bees hum near the pond
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) clay (b) log (c) took
  29. 29.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) Diyas glow at night (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “log”? (a) old (b) mouse (c) frog
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) bake (b) bun (c) play
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) red – bread (b) red – play (c) hat – bread
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) bat (b) soon (c) play
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) red (b) knee (c) plain
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – tree (b) house – blouse (c) kite – blouse
  36. 36.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Stars blink one by one (c) A frog on a leaf
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) wing (b) hook (c) moon
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – rain (b) spoon – moon (c) run – moon

Answer key

  1. Clouds drift past the hill
  2. 5
  3. A frog on a leaf
  4. house
  5. tell – bell
  6. bake – snake
  7. kite – light
  8. Mangoes in the sun
  9. sun
  10. sea
  11. tree – knee
  12. 7
  13. 3
  14. rat – mat
  15. 3
  16. The baby laughs at the moon
  17. day – clay
  18. tree
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. 5
  22. noon
  23. ring – king
  24. wish – dish
  25. goat – coat
  26. 5
  27. Bees hum near the pond
  28. took
  29. Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. frog
  31. bun
  32. red – bread
  33. play
  34. plain
  35. house – blouse
  36. Diyas glow at night
  37. The puddles shine like mirrors
  38. moon
  39. 7
  40. spoon – moon

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