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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 486 · 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.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – bun (b) play – stay (c) mat – stay
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) A green parrot sings
  4. 4.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) rake (b) run (c) rain
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – jar (b) plain – bold (c) gold – bold
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) sun (b) rain (c) rake
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) took – wing (b) stay – hook (c) took – hook
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) The dry leaves whisper
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) rake (b) blouse (c) train
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – spoon (b) noon – spoon (c) noon – ring
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – bread (b) red – bread (c) red – white
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) light (b) hat (c) fly
  17. 17.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) dog (b) mouse (c) bread
  19. 19.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) car (b) bee (c) kite
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Hot pakoras on a plate (c) Stars blink one by one
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – soon (b) moon – train (c) look – soon
  27. 27.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – brain (b) rat – brain (c) plain – kite
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “light”? (a) brain (b) bright (c) dish
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) A frog on a leaf
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) bun (b) king (c) tell
  36. 36.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) Rain taps on the roof
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8

Answer key

  1. play – stay
  2. 3
  3. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  4. rake
  5. gold – bold
  6. rake
  7. took – hook
  8. The temple bells ring softly
  9. rake
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. noon – spoon
  15. red – bread
  16. light
  17. Mangoes in the sun
  18. dog
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. kite
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. Hot pakoras on a plate
  26. moon – soon
  27. Morning bells ring out
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. plain – brain
  31. bright
  32. 3
  33. A frog on a leaf
  34. 7
  35. tell
  36. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 2
  38. 7
  39. 5
  40. 7

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