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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 48 · 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) The wind plays with my long hair (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – rain (b) train – rain (c) train – mouse
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bright – day (b) stay – cook (c) stay – day
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “took”? (a) play (b) plain (c) look
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) balloon (b) blouse (c) mat
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mat – my (b) high – coat (c) high – my
  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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) mouse (b) rain (c) spoon
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) cake (b) mouse (c) sky
  13. 13.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) soon – noon (b) smell – noon (c) soon – cold
  15. 15.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The temple bells ring softly
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – tell (b) noon – key (c) sea – key
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – train (b) hat – white (c) night – white
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – snake (b) lake – snake (c) lake – sun
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Hot chai in a cup
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kite”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) snake (b) day (c) bread
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “high”? (a) clay (b) sky (c) key
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) bread (b) spoon (c) swing
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The old banyan tree
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) gold (b) run (c) bee
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The temple bells ring softly (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Little ants march on
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – sun (b) run – sun (c) run – rat
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – light (b) white – mouse (c) white – light
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – mouse (b) house – bun (c) sky – mouse

Answer key

  1. Monsoon clouds roll in
  2. train – rain
  3. stay – day
  4. 3
  5. look
  6. blouse
  7. high – my
  8. Children splash in muddy lanes
  9. 7
  10. rain
  11. 4
  12. mouse
  13. 5
  14. soon – noon
  15. Morning bells ring out
  16. 3
  17. sea – key
  18. night – white
  19. lake – snake
  20. 2
  21. Hot pakoras on a plate
  22. 1
  23. snake
  24. 5
  25. Kites dance in the sky
  26. 1
  27. sky
  28. bread
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  32. 1
  33. bee
  34. 5
  35. The temple bells ring softly
  36. 3
  37. Little ants march on
  38. run – sun
  39. white – light
  40. house – mouse

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