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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 514 · 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 FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The dry leaves whisper
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) smell – shell (b) smell – head (c) snake – shell
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) tree (b) spoon (c) pie
  4. 4.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) spoon – float (b) boat – float (c) boat – sea
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “rat”? (a) cake (b) frog (c) hat
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – cake (b) bake – hat (c) bread – cake
  10. 10.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) Mangoes in the sun (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  11. 11.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) float (b) fish (c) ring
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “moon”? (a) night (b) soon (c) house
  14. 14.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) goat (b) cake (c) rain
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rhinoceros”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – fly (b) sky – fly (c) sky – soon
  18. 18.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) The moon, round and white (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) goat (b) balloon (c) key
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – rake (b) key – sea (c) fog – sea
  21. 21.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) The dry leaves whisper (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Ripe mangoes fall from the tree”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  23. 23.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) Waves kiss the warm sand (c) Monsoon clouds roll in
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) moon (b) key (c) swish
  25. 25.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) The moon, round and white
  26. 26.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – day (b) clay – key (c) clay – day
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fog (b) rain – train (c) bee – train
  31. 31.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) Kites dance in the sky (c) A tiny snail climbs the wall
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “hook”? (a) sea (b) took (c) snake
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Diyas glow at night (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) white (b) pie (c) blouse
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – my (b) jog – dog (c) bat – dog
  38. 38.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – note (b) boat – note (c) boat – book
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – balloon (b) rain – brain (c) kite – brain

Answer key

  1. The dry leaves whisper
  2. smell – shell
  3. spoon
  4. The lazy cow chews and chews
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. boat – float
  8. hat
  9. bake – cake
  10. Mangoes in the sun
  11. The wind plays with my long hair
  12. float
  13. soon
  14. rain
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. sky – fly
  18. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  19. goat
  20. key – sea
  21. Children splash in muddy lanes
  22. 7
  23. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  24. key
  25. The moon, round and white
  26. 5
  27. clay – day
  28. 4
  29. 5
  30. rain – train
  31. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  32. took
  33. 5
  34. Diyas glow at night
  35. blouse
  36. 5
  37. jog – dog
  38. boat – note
  39. 3
  40. rain – brain

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