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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 508 · 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) Diyas glow at night (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  2. 2.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 baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) look (b) rake (c) house
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – frog (b) fog – clay (c) cat – frog
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Rain taps on the roof (c) A frog on a leaf
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tree – shell (b) tree – sea (c) star – sea
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) coat (b) tell (c) cat
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) rain (b) ring (c) cook
  14. 14.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) coat (b) cat (c) tell
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) tree (b) play (c) head
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) coat (b) wing (c) smell
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  20. 20.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (c) Diyas glow at night
  21. 21.Which word rhymes with “old”? (a) shell (b) fold (c) soon
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The kite string tugs at my hand (b) The moon, round and white (c) Rain taps on the roof
  23. 23.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – look (b) cook – key (c) cook – look
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – took (b) bat – hat (c) jog – hat
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) blouse (b) fish (c) red
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) tree (b) rain (c) ring
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – brain (b) train – brain (c) train – key
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The baby laughs at the moon”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  30. 30.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – sky (b) log – one (c) fun – one
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “stay”? (a) snake (b) play (c) shell
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jar – red (b) blouse – car (c) jar – car
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) high (b) train (c) star
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) king (b) well (c) fish
  40. 40.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 puddles shine like mirrors (c) Stars blink one by one

Answer key

  1. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  2. Waves kiss the warm sand
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. look
  6. 3
  7. fog – frog
  8. 1
  9. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  10. 5
  11. tree – sea
  12. tell
  13. ring
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. coat
  17. play
  18. smell
  19. 5
  20. Diyas glow at night
  21. fold
  22. The kite string tugs at my hand
  23. cook – look
  24. bat – hat
  25. 7
  26. blouse
  27. rain
  28. train – brain
  29. 7
  30. Kites dance in the sky
  31. fun – one
  32. 5
  33. play
  34. jar – car
  35. 1
  36. train
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. king
  40. The puddles shine like mirrors

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