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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 512 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) cake (b) smell (c) house
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “car”? (a) book (b) star (c) gold
  4. 4.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) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Morning bells ring out
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot pakoras on a plate (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Peacocks spread their tails
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – fog (b) jog – sing (c) plain – fog
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “star”? (a) bright (b) guitar (c) plain
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bell – shell (b) hat – shell (c) bell – day
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) mouse (b) night (c) red
  13. 13.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) Paper boats sail down the drain
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) blouse (b) bat (c) white
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – tray (b) stay – tray (c) stay – rain
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) frog (b) lake (c) spoon
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  19. 19.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) The old banyan tree (c) Hot pakoras on a plate
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  21. 21.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) Bees hum near the pond (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) car (b) fun (c) lake
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “jog”? (a) tell (b) run (c) frog
  24. 24.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Children splash in muddy lanes”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The old banyan tree”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  27. 27.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) Rain taps on the roof (c) The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – cook (b) bee – bell (c) tell – bell
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot pakoras on a plate”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) book – hook (b) book – white (c) moon – hook
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tree”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) coat – bee (b) tree – bed (c) tree – bee
  34. 34.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) The kite string tugs at my hand (c) Soft snow on the hills
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) wish (b) hook (c) sun
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “sea”? (a) night (b) key (c) house
  40. 40.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) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Rain taps on the roof

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. house
  3. star
  4. Children splash in muddy lanes
  5. Peacocks spread their tails
  6. jog – fog
  7. guitar
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. bell – shell
  12. night
  13. Rain taps on the roof
  14. bat
  15. stay – tray
  16. The dry leaves whisper
  17. spoon
  18. 7
  19. Hot pakoras on a plate
  20. 5
  21. Bees hum near the pond
  22. fun
  23. frog
  24. 7
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. The puddles shine like mirrors
  28. tell – bell
  29. 7
  30. 7
  31. book – hook
  32. 1
  33. tree – bee
  34. The kite string tugs at my hand
  35. hook
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. key
  40. Waves carry shells to the shore

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