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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 492 · 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 MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) A frog on a leaf (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) bell (b) goat (c) took
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – house (b) blouse – plain (c) blouse – house
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) kite – bright (b) kite – tray (c) brain – bright
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) house (c) swish
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.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) My kitten sleeps in the sun (c) The old banyan tree
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word rhymes with “bold”? (a) bed (b) fold (c) brain
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cat – shell (b) well – rake (c) well – shell
  13. 13.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) knee – key (b) stay – key (c) knee – dish
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – fog (b) jog – tell (c) high – fog
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) stay (b) car (c) fish
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A green parrot sings (b) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) cat (c) chain
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Soft snow on the hills (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “lake”? (a) coat (b) bake (c) king
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “fold”? (a) old (b) fun (c) high
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) sea (b) king (c) chain
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – pie (b) frog – tell (c) bell – tell
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  31. 31.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Mangoes in the sun (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sea – red (b) head – soon (c) head – red
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – run (b) one – note (c) one – run
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bold – bun (b) bold – old (c) tray – old
  40. 40.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) A frog on a leaf (c) Stars blink one by one

Answer key

  1. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  2. goat
  3. blouse – house
  4. 3
  5. kite – bright
  6. goat
  7. 3
  8. The old banyan tree
  9. 1
  10. fold
  11. 7
  12. well – shell
  13. Monsoon clouds roll in
  14. 5
  15. knee – key
  16. jog – fog
  17. 4
  18. The puddles shine like mirrors
  19. stay
  20. 7
  21. Green parrots chatter all day
  22. blouse
  23. 2
  24. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  25. bake
  26. old
  27. chain
  28. bell – tell
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. The wind plays with my long hair
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. head – red
  37. one – run
  38. 5
  39. bold – old
  40. The temple bells ring softly

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