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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 493 · 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) Rain taps on the roof (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Peacocks spread their tails”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A cat on the wall”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  4. 4.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) Peacocks spread their tails (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – light (b) lake – rake (c) bold – rake
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) book (b) soon (c) brain
  8. 8.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) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The moon, round and white (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) rat (b) head (c) sun
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A frog on a leaf (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “play”? (a) clay (b) bake (c) dish
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) dog – cake (c) lake – look
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) boat – float (b) boat – key (c) rain – float
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) shed – swish (b) fish – swish (c) fish – tree
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  26. 26.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) A green parrot sings (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) hook (b) pie (c) rat
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Old Grandpa naps in the shade”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – shell (b) bell – look (c) house – shell
  35. 35.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – soon (b) spoon – soon (c) spoon – cat
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) blouse (b) wish (c) far
  37. 37.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) The old banyan tree (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – jog (b) fog – cold (c) fog – jog
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) Morning bells ring out (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall

Answer key

  1. The puddles shine like mirrors
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. Peacocks spread their tails
  5. 7
  6. lake – rake
  7. book
  8. Kites dance in the sky
  9. 3
  10. The moon, round and white
  11. sun
  12. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. clay
  16. 2
  17. lake – cake
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. boat – float
  21. 5
  22. fish – swish
  23. Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 1
  25. 5
  26. Hot pakoras on a plate
  27. 4
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. pie
  31. 1
  32. 7
  33. 7
  34. bell – shell
  35. spoon – soon
  36. far
  37. The kite string tugs at my hand
  38. 3
  39. fog – jog
  40. A tiny snail climbs the wall

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