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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 549 · 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) Green parrots chatter all day (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) The old banyan tree
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) far – sing (b) plain – star (c) far – star
  4. 4.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) The temple bells ring softly (c) Hot chai in a cup
  5. 5.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rat – tree (b) rat – mat (c) note – mat
  6. 6.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) Morning bells ring out (c) The wind plays with my long hair
  7. 7.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sun – one (b) sea – one (c) sun – swish
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Little ants march on (b) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (c) Morning bells ring out
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) blouse (b) tell (c) king
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Butterflies dance on the breeze”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “tray”? (a) spoon (b) play (c) well
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The wind plays with my long hair”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  13. 13.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fun – sea (b) knee – sea (c) knee – bell
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “crocodile”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sea (b) lake (c) swing
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cake – coat (b) night – snake (c) cake – snake
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fly – brain (b) kite – pie (c) fly – pie
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) head – jar (b) car – book (c) car – jar
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) A tiny snail climbs the wall (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Stars blink one by one
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) old – one (b) night – bold (c) old – bold
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.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) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Mangoes in the sun
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “swing”? (a) spoon (b) rake (c) ring
  28. 28.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) bee (b) house (c) spoon
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Butterflies dance on the breeze (c) Children splash in muddy lanes
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) cold – book (b) cook – clay (c) cook – book
  31. 31.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) blouse – fun (b) rake – house (c) blouse – house
  33. 33.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) rain – snake (b) rake – snake (c) rake – jar
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) train – rake (b) train – rain (c) knee – rain
  35. 35.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.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) Clouds drift past the hill (c) Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Stars blink one by one
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Kites dance in the sky”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) gold – fish (b) gold – fold (c) bell – fold
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “bun”? (a) tree (b) one (c) kite

Answer key

  1. The old banyan tree
  2. 3
  3. far – star
  4. Hot chai in a cup
  5. rat – mat
  6. The wind plays with my long hair
  7. sun – one
  8. Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  9. king
  10. 7
  11. play
  12. 7
  13. knee – sea
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. sea
  19. 3
  20. cake – snake
  21. fly – pie
  22. car – jar
  23. A tiny snail climbs the wall
  24. old – bold
  25. 3
  26. Mangoes in the sun
  27. ring
  28. spoon
  29. Clouds drift past the hill
  30. cook – book
  31. 5
  32. blouse – house
  33. rake – snake
  34. train – rain
  35. 5
  36. Butterflies dance on the breeze
  37. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  38. 5
  39. gold – fold
  40. one

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