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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 516 · 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) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fold – light (b) smell – old (c) fold – old
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) lake (b) goat (c) knee
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The temple bells ring softly
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) pie (b) tree (c) spoon
  10. 10.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Hot chai in a cup
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Stars blink one by one
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) hook (b) king (c) night
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bed – bread (b) hook – bread (c) bed – bake
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – house (b) rain – sun (c) run – sun
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – cook (b) bake – bread (c) head – bread
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “ring”? (a) book (b) tell (c) king
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – spoon (b) moon – sea (c) moon – spoon
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) chain – rake (b) snake – rake (c) snake – kite
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) light – bright (b) frog – bright (c) light – run
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) house (b) rain (c) balloon
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Stars blink one by one (c) The dry leaves whisper
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A cat on the wall (b) A tiny snail climbs the wall (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “plain”? (a) rat (b) note (c) rain
  31. 31.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) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Little ants march on
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Clouds drift past the hill”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “chapati”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The lazy cow chews and chews (b) The wind plays with my long hair (c) Diyas glow at night
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) car (b) fly (c) snake
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Children splash in muddy lanes (b) The old banyan tree (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dragonfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. Mangoes in the sun
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. fold – old
  6. 3
  7. goat
  8. Clouds drift past the hill
  9. tree
  10. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  11. 3
  12. Stars blink one by one
  13. hook
  14. bed – bread
  15. run – sun
  16. head – bread
  17. king
  18. 3
  19. moon – spoon
  20. snake – rake
  21. light – bright
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. house
  25. 3
  26. My kitten sleeps in the sun
  27. 5
  28. 7
  29. A cat on the wall
  30. rain
  31. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. Diyas glow at night
  36. fly
  37. The old banyan tree
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 3

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