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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 499 · 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.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) The temple bells ring softly (c) Diyas glow at night
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – note (b) sun – star (c) far – star
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – note (b) one – clay (c) stay – clay
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) tell (c) cat
  7. 7.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) A cat on the wall (c) Mangoes in the sun
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Mangoes in the sun
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – my (b) pie – hook (c) ring – my
  10. 10.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – house (b) rake – shell (c) well – shell
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “snake”? (a) key (b) bake (c) boat
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “balloon”? (a) moon (b) tree (c) white
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) snake – wing (b) snake – lake (c) bed – lake
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – bright (b) white – knee (c) white – bright
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – cook (b) hook – cook (c) hook – clay
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fish – bed (b) rake – swish (c) fish – swish
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “parrot”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) play (b) cook (c) my
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – one (b) fog – dog (c) smell – dog
  33. 33.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Bees hum near the pond
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Kites dance in the sky (b) Little ants march on (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “fish”? (a) swish (b) bright (c) hat
  36. 36.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 moon, round and white (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rake – gold (b) cold – wish (c) cold – gold
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) noon – moon (b) bread – moon (c) noon – fun
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) bake (b) balloon (c) star
  40. 40.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) A frog on a leaf

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Diyas glow at night
  3. 3
  4. far – star
  5. stay – clay
  6. house
  7. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  8. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  9. pie – my
  10. Peacocks spread their tails
  11. 4
  12. well – shell
  13. bake
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. moon
  17. 7
  18. snake – lake
  19. white – bright
  20. hook – cook
  21. fish – swish
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 7
  28. my
  29. 5
  30. 7
  31. 2
  32. fog – dog
  33. Bees hum near the pond
  34. Hot pakoras on a plate
  35. swish
  36. The moon, round and white
  37. cold – gold
  38. noon – moon
  39. bake
  40. The wind plays with my long hair

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