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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 531 · 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:
    “Grandma hums an old sweet song”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “book”? (a) bold (b) cook (c) light
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – star (b) look – took (c) sun – took
  5. 5.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The old banyan tree (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Waves carry shells to the shore
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.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) Stars blink one by one (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cook – swing (b) swish – look (c) cook – look
  10. 10.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – rain (b) snake – fold (c) gold – fold
  11. 11.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) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Mangoes in the sun
  12. 12.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) plain – cold (b) cat – brain (c) plain – brain
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The moon, round and white (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  14. 14.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) Soft snow on the hills (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  15. 15.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Monsoon clouds roll in (b) The moon, round and white (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  16. 16.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – hook (b) look – fun (c) shed – hook
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) swing – car (b) swing – wing (c) mouse – wing
  19. 19.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bat – mat (b) play – mat (c) bat – bake
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – goat (b) star – clay (c) play – clay
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Rain taps on the roof (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) The kite string tugs at my hand
  22. 22.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Monsoon clouds roll in (c) A green parrot sings
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “red”? (a) cat (b) dish (c) head
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) dog (b) my (c) blouse
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) night – brain (b) rain – brain (c) rain – float
  27. 27.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A brown sparrow builds a nest”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) star – cat (b) rat – shell (c) rat – cat
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) key – house (b) key – sea (c) fish – sea
  31. 31.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – fog (b) rain – chain (c) house – chain
  32. 32.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) house (b) hat (c) tell
  33. 33.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) The lazy cow chews and chews (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) key (b) frog (c) moon
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) hook – took (b) rake – took (c) hook – key
  38. 38.Which word rhymes with “sing”? (a) knee (b) ring (c) bat
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “bat”? (a) well (b) coat (c) mat
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) old (b) jog (c) clay

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. cook
  4. look – took
  5. 5
  6. The old banyan tree
  7. 3
  8. Stars blink one by one
  9. cook – look
  10. gold – fold
  11. Mangoes in the sun
  12. plain – brain
  13. The moon, round and white
  14. Green parrots chatter all day
  15. The kite string tugs at my hand
  16. 5
  17. look – hook
  18. swing – wing
  19. bat – mat
  20. play – clay
  21. Rain taps on the roof
  22. The puddles shine like mirrors
  23. head
  24. blouse
  25. 7
  26. rain – brain
  27. 7
  28. rat – cat
  29. 7
  30. key – sea
  31. rain – chain
  32. tell
  33. A cat on the wall
  34. 3
  35. 5
  36. key
  37. hook – took
  38. ring
  39. mat
  40. jog

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