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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 463 · 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 “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – noon (b) spoon – noon (c) spoon – key
  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) Diyas glow at night (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) mouse (b) note (c) rain
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Stars blink one by one
  6. 6.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A tiny snail climbs the wall”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) bright (b) cake (c) sing
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – day (b) bed – shed (c) pie – shed
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Stars blink one by one
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) tell (b) note (c) snake
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – swish (b) chain – brain (c) wing – brain
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The moon, round and white
  23. 23.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Little ants march on
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) fog (b) car (c) mat
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The dry leaves whisper
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) mouse (c) cake
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – boat (b) float – boat (c) float – mouse
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) A frog on a leaf
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) house (b) red (c) fish
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) stay (b) plain (c) smell
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) took (b) white (c) cake
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bed (b) float – balloon (c) soon – balloon

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. spoon – noon
  3. Diyas glow at night
  4. rain
  5. Stars blink one by one
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. cake
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. bed – shed
  13. Hot pakoras on a plate
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. snake
  17. 2
  18. chain – brain
  19. 1
  20. 7
  21. 5
  22. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  23. Little ants march on
  24. car
  25. Mangoes in the sun
  26. The dry leaves whisper
  27. 3
  28. 7
  29. 3
  30. swish
  31. float – boat
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. A frog on a leaf
  36. house
  37. plain
  38. 5
  39. took
  40. soon – balloon

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