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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 473 · 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 “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.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) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) stay (b) house (c) cat
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – bell (b) well – hook (c) well – bell
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The temple bells ring softly
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – bell (b) house – cold (c) fold – cold
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – far (b) look – far (c) jar – old
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) float – note (b) float – hat (c) jar – note
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – cold
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Rain taps on the roof
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) A green parrot sings (c) A frog on a leaf
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) sky (b) bold (c) one
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “jar”? (a) house (b) goat (c) guitar
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) one – bun (b) one – coat (c) dog – bun
  25. 25.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – smell (b) run – sun (c) old – sun
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – wing (b) bed – head (c) rake – head
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – train (b) soon – train (c) rain – sing
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.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) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) goat (b) guitar (c) high
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) sky (b) float (c) noon
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – look (b) cook – look (c) cook – fly
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) clay (b) bee (c) fly
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  39. 39.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Morning bells ring out
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) bake (b) bed (c) bee

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. Clouds drift past the hill
  3. Diyas glow at night
  4. house
  5. 3
  6. well – bell
  7. 3
  8. The temple bells ring softly
  9. fold – cold
  10. jar – far
  11. A cat on the wall
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. float – note
  15. blouse – house
  16. 5
  17. 5
  18. Rain taps on the roof
  19. 2
  20. 5
  21. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  22. one
  23. guitar
  24. one – bun
  25. run – sun
  26. 5
  27. bed – head
  28. rain – train
  29. 2
  30. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  31. goat
  32. sky
  33. 2
  34. 7
  35. 7
  36. cook – look
  37. fly
  38. Monsoon clouds roll in
  39. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  40. bee

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