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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 460 · 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:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) sea (b) balloon (c) house
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) jog (b) lake (c) clay
  4. 4.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Soft snow on the hills
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – swing (b) rat – bat (c) night – bat
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – swing (b) light – swing (c) wing – cat
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) sky (b) shed (c) sun
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – hook (b) book – hook (c) book – king
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) frog – log (b) frog – note (c) day – log
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) lake (b) plain (c) tell
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) fog (b) cake (c) far
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) high (c) swish
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) A cat on the wall (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sun (b) tree (c) white
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – fog (b) king – fog (c) log – bee
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) jar (b) rat (c) soon
  27. 27.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Diyas glow at night
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – key (b) cat – bun (c) fun – bun
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – high (b) fly – car (c) bun – high
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) ring (b) rake (c) tray
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – tray (b) clay – well (c) clay – tray
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) coat (b) king (c) cook
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – noon (b) spoon – fish (c) book – noon
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) bell (b) snake (c) light
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) fly (b) log (c) boat
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) mouse (b) well (c) boat
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. house
  3. jog
  4. Soft snow on the hills
  5. rat – bat
  6. wing – swing
  7. Waves carry shells to the shore
  8. sky
  9. 3
  10. book – hook
  11. frog – log
  12. tell
  13. 5
  14. fog
  15. bat
  16. The wind plays with my long hair
  17. 5
  18. 7
  19. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  20. 5
  21. 7
  22. tree
  23. 7
  24. 7
  25. log – fog
  26. soon
  27. Diyas glow at night
  28. fun – bun
  29. fly – high
  30. tray
  31. 4
  32. clay – tray
  33. king
  34. spoon – noon
  35. light
  36. 3
  37. boat
  38. mouse
  39. 5
  40. 3

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